“I’m a Christian — I love everybody!” Some of us may say this; some of us may even mean it, at least sort of, at least some of the time. But is it true? Jesus instructs: “Love your enemies. Pray for ...

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On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," host John Dear marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by reviewing what Dear calls the "most radical, ...

Weren't last week's readings enough? "Blessed are the poor." Now, it's "love your enemies." That's pretty hard to take. So rather than jump straight into the Gospel, let's start with our gentle Psalm ...

Arthur Brooks sees society as suffering from contempt, “our habit of treating people who disagree with us...as worthless,” and argues instead for a culture of warm-heartedness. Although doing so can ...

Source: Adobe stock image by Tharun, licensed by Ravi Chandra What to do when “enemies” and hatred make a beeline to our own nervous systems, online and in real life? How do we stabilize our nervous ...

Author Glennon Doyle tells a story about the early days of the Vietnam War. Every night the same man would light a single candle and hold vigil in front of the White House. After the candle burned ...