The essence of Jesus’ first miracle is he — like Smoke and Stack in “Sinners” — facilitates a proleptic moment of eschatological joy for an oppressed people enduring systematic hardship ...

They seem to be unable to see that we might be imitating Jesus, who loved sinners and did everything he could to save them from their sins. Gene Shelburne is pastor emeritus of the Anna Street ...

But Jesus did not eat with sinners solely to call them to a changed and fruitful relationship. That would be slightly inhuman: more calculating and transactional than loving.

Jesus’ courage was evident in His unwavering commitment to His mission, despite opposition and personal cost. According to ...

Jesus heard this and said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” (Mk 2:13-17) “I am a sinner.” That was ...

Jesus does not wait for sinners to change their lives before he welcomes them, said the preacher of the papal household. "He welcomes them and this leads sinners to change their lives," Cardinal ...

The essence of Jesus’ first miracle is he — like Smoke and Stack in “Sinners” — facilitates a proleptic moment of eschatological joy for an oppressed people enduring systematic hardship ...