With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

Immediately after Jesus told his disciples to “love one another as I have loved you,” he said the greatest love is to lay ...

This sort of prayer reinforces the dividing line between “us” and “them.” Jesus’ radical statement was quite the opposite—Love your enemies, and pray for a tidal wave of God’s blessings on those very ...

In the teachings of Jesus, the Apostle Paul puts it together like this in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers and sisters, ...