“Litmus test” is a phrase used for tests that effectively and decisively determine someone’s true intentions, beliefs or character. Prayerful study of the Bible has convinced me that the fundamental ...

True love is difficult to define, but from a Christian standpoint, love is best understood through scripture. In fact, one of the most sought-after themes in the Bible is the definition of love. What ...

Sunday, May 1, is the Third Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14. Today’s Gospel is remarkable in that, ...

Agape love is the type of love that is referred to mostly in the New Testament. The Greek word “agape” is the word Paul uses in the New Testament in Galatians 5:22 when he speaks about the fruits of ...

If you think about it, the concept of romantic love barely features among the 66 books of the Bible, despite a cast of over three thousand named characters (some one thousand more than in the books ...