“Who is my neighbor?” is the provocative question posed to Jesus in the Gospel of Luke that leads into the parable of the good Samaritan, a parable for our times. The questioner is a self-righteous ...

Penny physically subdued Jordan Neely, a homeless, allegedly mentally ill man, who was threatening other riders in a subway in New York City in May 2023. Neely, who had previously been arrested 42 ...

Most of us remember it as Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan, in which he described what it means to be a good neighbor. But, surprisingly, he did not use the word “good” of either the Samaritan or ...

Recruiter Whitney O’Brien stopped at Taylor to speak about the possibilities of Taylor students interning at Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian aid organization. O’Brien works at Samaritan’s Purse’s ...

This, of course, is the Golden Rule. It is a variation of “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39; ...

The recent discourse on Ordo Amoris caught my interest. The term refers to the order of loves or charities and how we respond with charity beyond ourselves. It becomes controversial when we prioritize ...

The acquittal of Daniel Penny by a Manhattan jury is a relief, and not only because my teenage children ride the subways alone to travel home from school at night (“Merry Christmas, Daniel Penny” by ...

Salvation Army volunteers organize and distribute aid for the Kerrville community after deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country. (Photo courtesy of the Salvation Army) (RNS) — A scholar of the law ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rev. Hiram L. Brett. “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious ...

‘Let us ask the Heart of Jesus for the grace to increasingly have the same feelings he does,’ the Pope emphasized. Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his ...