There’s a well-known parable in Luke 15 that records the story of a prodigal son and his prodigal brother. This portion of Scripture not only teaches us a lot from the actions of those two boys, but ...

As we observe Father’s Day, we give God thanks for all the faithful fathers who love and care for their families. We also thank God for the many men who do not have biological children, but provide ...

"Honor your father and your mother so that your life will be long on the fertile land that the Lord your God is giving you." The Good News: It's one of the 10 commandments for a reason. Dad and Mom ...

As I was pondering Father’s Day, my mind turned—naturally—to Jesus’ parable in Luke 15:11-32. It’s famously known as The Prodigal Son but, let’s be honest, that title is a bit misleading. A more ...

Spiritual fatherhood begins in a paradoxical place: the summons by Jesus of his first priests to radical detachment from family, property, career and, yes, fatherhood. The paradox is especially ...

During the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we encountered an image of God as mother. In today’s Gospel, we hear language depicting God using the image of a father. The first reading and the Gospel ...

Father Marcel Taillon, vocations director at the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, is settling into his new territory in our nation’s capital. Although many miss him in the halls of St.

This column is part of our ongoing Opinion commentary on faith, called Living Our Faith. Get weekly roundups of the project in your email inbox by signing up for the Living Our Faith newsletter. In ...

Our therapy culture has made us too comfortable with God. When theologian David H. Kelsey asked in 1993 what happened to the traditional doctrine of sin, his concern was not that it had disappeared.