There was a talk show host who obtained an exclusive interview with Jesus Christ. Wanting to boost his station’s ratings, he asked Jesus, “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied, ...

Jesus’ parable about the Good Samaritan is a well known and loved example of how it is important to go out of our way to help any needy people we come across.To appreciate the full message of this ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The parable of the Good Samaritan is a beautiful story superbly told by the master of story telling. One would be hard-pressed to mention story tellers comparable to Jesus Christ, ...

The parable of the Good Samaritan (cf. Luke 10:25-37) could be called a story of one ordinary person speaking to another. Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti not surprisingly recalls it within the ...

Find today’s readings here. Today’s Gospel reading is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Because the story and its message are so familiar, the word “Samaritan” has lost its sting for today’s audience ...

Like his predecessors Benedict XVI and John Paul II, Pope Francis often introduces the theme of his writings by way of a spiritual exegesis of an event in the ministry of Jesus or a biblical text.

I thank Keith Spera for his beautiful story entitled “Like family” that appeared in the Living section on Aug. 14. Never will I forget this “Good Samaritan” modern-day parable of James Williams’ love, ...