My family members have tried to convince me of the legitimacy of the "five-second rule." You are welcome to eat your floor sandwich, but I’ll pass because the "five-second rule" has no basis in ...

It’s clear that Jesus did not intend his words to be used as a cover for immoral behavior. He did not mean them to be used as a conversation stopper to shut down attempts to admonish people engaged in ...

None of us likes thinking about death, but there are times when we have little choice. The virus spreads, hospitals fill, and systems become overwhelmed. Our greatest concerns, personal and national, ...

RNS: You say Jesus was the “most holy” and “least judgmental” person. But some would say that Jesus is actually portrayed as the great judge who sits at God’s right hand to judge us all. What am I ...

I’ve been thinking about the oddest things Jesus ever said, the ones his first hearers thought crazy. One could make a case for quite a few of them: “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out ...

Speaking at morning Mass at the Santa Marta residence, Pope Francis on Monday urged the faithful not to seek salvation through anyone but Jesus alone, because he is the only way into heaven. "The Lord ...

Timothy Freke was flipping through an old academic book when he came across a religious image that some would call obscene. It was a drawing of a third-century amulet depicting a naked man nailed to a ...