The second is like unto it (Leviticus 19:18). It resembles it in importance, dignity, purity, and usefulness. This had not bee…

You shall love your neighbor—The words were found, strangely enough, in the book which is, for the most part, pre-eminently ceremonial ([R…

The answer is wider than the question. The lawyer asked about “the great commandment.” Christ answered his inquiry and then added, “and the second …

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…

And the second is like it. He assigns the second place to mutual kindness among people, for the worship of God is first …

And the second is like unto it For there is but a second, not a third: this is suggested in opposition to the numerous co…

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…