Good Samaritan – Saint Francis of Assisi at St John the Evangelist

The Stranger on the Road

In chapter two of Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis focuses on the parable of the Good Samaritan which is told by Jesus when a lawyer asks him “And who is my neighbour?” Although it would be easy to soften his interpretation of the parable, the Holy Father doesn’t let us off easy. He cuts right toContinue reading “The Stranger on the Road”

Loving your neighbor

In Matthew 22, Jesus was asked by a disciple “Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law”?: Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: YouContinue reading “Loving your neighbor”