I think when we hear this Gospel and we're challenged by these two commandments, our tendency is probably not to think too much about that first commandment about loving God because God is such a ...

God is love. On this point, the New Testament letters and the Gospel of John allow no argument. God is present when one experiences love and whenever one extends love to another. Every act of love, ...

When you hear “God is Love,” what images come to mind? Perhaps a father hugging a son, an old rugged cross, or a babe in a manger? Maybe you imagine ...

The proof of being on a path of conversion and holiness always consists in loving one's neighbor, Pope Francis said. "As long as there is a brother or sister to whom we close our hearts, we will still ...

Again, Christ himself tells us very clearly what true love for him involves or, shall we say, requires. “He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me,” he said. “And he that ...

St. Augustine wrote “Pondus meum amor meus,” which means, “My weight is my love.” In other words, our love is what draws us to something. We bear a certain heaviness (gravitas) towards the things that ...