David Brooks reflects on the parable of the Prodigal Son. You know it, right? Jesus told it to illustrate what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, and tells the story about a young man who asks his father ...

Sunday, Oct. 23, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14. There’s an old saying that goes, “Faults ...

A senior reflection presented by Hilary Ritchie during the 12:30 p.m. commencement ceremony on May 25 for the College of Arts & Sciences at Bethel University. Ritchie graduated this spring with a ...

Yes, humility is pleasing to God. It certainly is not a weakness. I consider Christ Jesus as the best person who ever walked the earth. And, he was humble. Jesus was so important to the lives of his ...

To get the point of this powerful and perplexing, but also, if read aright, humorous parable, you have to remember that dining protocol in the ancient world for the upper strata of society was a ...

I came to that conclusion during a Bible study the other night. Please let me explain. We were having lesson about humility when Christ's parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector was mentioned.

On Sunday Pope Francis stressed the priceless value of encountering Jesus, noting that Jesus' parables speak of those who are willing to trade everything for the Kingdom of God. "He who knows Jesus, ...

This Sunday’s Gospel offers another parable about prayer. Each of this Sunday’s readings suggests that God hears anyone who cries out, especially the brokenhearted. As the Gospel narrative nears the ...

Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons – were likewise designed to afflict, to draw us in but leave us uncomfortable. These teachings can be read as being about divine love and salvation, ...