Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 I have no problem with the Ten Commandments in public schools. But Jesus taught charity, forgiveness, and peace—not smiting sinners. Illustration by Elizabeth ...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are love of God and love of neighbor. Illustrating this event in religious art is a challenge because, as I’ve noted before, when Jesus ...

As noted last week, the focus of the Gospels of the latter Sundays of Easter switches from accounts of Jesus’ appearances to his Apostles after Easter to elements of his teaching, in preparation for ...

Catholics will often take for granted the answer to this question: did Christ abolish the law or not? The Catechism of the Council of Trent, in its section entitled “The Third Commandment,” answers ...

The Ten Commandments represent God’s immutable laws. Obedience to Jesus and His name brings salvation: “He who believes in Him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because ...

The Ten Commandments, also called “the Decalogue,” are arguably the most famous words in the Bible. The Hebrew Bible presents them as having been revealed directly to the Jews by God. They were ...

Readings: Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119, R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Gospel – Matthew 5:17-37 “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not think that I have come ...

Simple answer: no! The Pope did not say the Ten Commandments are relative. Complicated answer: let’s look at how an issue in translation and assuming the worst might lead someone to that idea. To do ...

Pope Francis today stressed the importance of love for God and neighbor in his remarks before praying the noonday Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. «In today’s Gospel passage ...

Had Gov. Jeff Landry been in church with me on a recent Sunday, he would have heard the message, Ten Commandments versus two commandments. Since he wasn’t, I’ll recap. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast To be sure, there are reasonable concerns about blurring the separation of ...