This is the first and great commandment. This commandment is found in Deuteronomy 6:5. It is the first and greatest of all; first…

These were very familiar words to our Lord’s hearers, for all devout Jews were in the habit of repeating them every morning and evening.[Reference …

St. Jerome: The Pharisees, having been refuted in the matter of the denarius and now seeing their adversaries also overthrown…

Jesus first quotes Dt 6:5 and then Lev 19:18. From the viewpoint of biblical anthropology, “heart” (GK 2840), “soul” (GK 6034), and “mind” (GK 1379…

This is the first and great commandment. Whether the object of it is considered, who is the first and chief good; or the …

An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to test, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great co…

Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…