To be truly prepared for receiving the sacraments, whether first penance, first Holy Communion or confirmation, children’s hearts must be as full of love and desire for God as their minds are ...

And no one can love God without acknowledging the costly gift of his Son and repenting of our sins that made it necessary. In our Gospel reading (John 15:9-17), we continue the Last Supper Discourse.

If the eternal God is love in God's own self and in relation to creation, an important consequence follows: God's love is not a reactive love. That takes us straight back to our text. "In this is love ...

First John: "God is love." Yes, God loves — but He is love itself. He is the Author, the Headwaters, the Fountainhead, the Source itself. "We are all vulnerable to spiritual attacks.

The phrase “Bani Israel: the first love of God” is rooted in the sacred texts of Abrahamic faiths. It does not serve a political agenda, nor does it aim to elevate one group over others.

For most Christians, the primary symbol of God’s love and care for humanity is a cross—a reminder of the crucifixion. Yet for approximately the first five centuries of the Christian movement the ...

Amenadiel was the first angel that God created. Amenadiel was the first angel to exist, so he is the oldest and most ...