In a recent article, Timothy Radcliffe, OP, recommends that Christians preach the kingdom of God by reaching out in friendship (“The Art of Friendship,” The Tablet, 4 Feb 2023). “Today relationships ...

In reading the various gospel accounts of the life of Christ, there are certain words that leap right off the page — words whose repeated use invite us to suppose that here is a major, indeed, ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Image on file. Plaque on central sculpture reads: JESUS/AND THE/SAMARITAN WOMAN/BY-IVAN MESTROVIC/1956. unsigned The information provided about this ...

This week’s conversation brings a new perspective to one of Jesus’s most misunderstood disciples, the woman at the well. Holy Curiosity welcomes Jackie Roese again as well as scholar Lynn Cohick, as ...

“The water I shall give will become in you a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13). The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well provides rich catechesis for ...

Christ does not seek a mask. He does not seek religious display. He does not seek hypocritical piety. He seeks a true and ...

Modern people tend to immediately regard “outcasts” as victims of intolerance — it’s one of our more spiritually generous reflexes. But often enough, the distinction is well earned. It’s likely we’ve ...

Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness and isolation to offer healing and hope, even when they feel furthest from God, Pope Francis said in a prepared catechesis. "Jesus awaits us and lets ...