Three times in the Gospels the Lord Jesus refers to himself as the “Lord of the Sabbath”: in the Gospel of Matthew 12:1-8; in Mark 2:23-28, and finally in Luke 6:1-5. When a term appears in the ...

In a Feb. 3 General Audience, Pope Francis discussed the importance of Mass and the liturgy as a holistic experience. He said, “In Christian life, the corporeal and material sphere cannot be ...

I am a superb rule follower, almost to a fault. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. I lean on structure, believing that following a path clearly set out before me will keep me from ...

Today we'll be looking mainly at Deuteronomy chapter 5, and we're reading verses 12 through 15. Hear the Word of the Lord: Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.

Editor's note: As part of our commitment to foster civil conversations in Viewpoints, we're inviting faith leaders to submit edited versions of their homilies that transcend religion, with messages ...

Luke’s story of the healing of the crippled woman in the synagogue on the sabbath offers a rich example of the use of symbolism in the Gospels. It is among several such miracles in defiance of the law ...

Somewhere along the way, we reduced the Ten Commandments to nine. A half-century ago, businesses were closed on Sunday, and ...