Today’s Gospel might seem harsh to some, challenging their preconceptions of Jesus as never saying not nice things or being confrontational. But it has important lessons to teach about faith and about ...

The Rev. Aaron E. Lavender, Grace Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.: The text in Matthew 15:21-28 reveals the story of a gentile woman from Canaan who came to Jesus Christ and pleaded with him to have ...

Christians should imitate Jesus in being steadfast — not inflexible — in their convictions, thus being open to change for the good of others, Pope Francis said on Sunday. “This is what God is like: He ...

The most significant barrier to developing a vegan Christianity, in my view, is you have to either concede Jesus was in some sense fallible or insist his relationship with animals was perfect. While ...

This verse seems inspiring, but this is something that Jesus says to the Canaanite woman, a Gentile, after she has begged for his help multiple times and he has ignored her and tried to send her away.

Find today’s readings here. The Canaanite woman in today’s Gospel has a trait of which even the Apostles seem ignorant. Despite being first ignored, then denied help twice by Jesus, she still persists ...

Christians must stand firm in their faith but that is not the same as being rigid and unwilling to bend out of compassion for another, Pope Francis said. God is love and "the one who loves does not ...