There are many shades of meaning for the word “obedience.” A dog is obedient, but that is due to his training and not because he is free. A soldier must obey orders or face punishment. An athlete must ...

A nun is pictured in a file photo praying in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank. (Credit: Debbie Hill/CNS.) Listen ROME – Earlier this week Pope Francis released a new ...

Deacons go through the laying-on of hands ritual during an ordination Mass on April 25, 2021, in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, during which the pope ordained nine priests for his diocese as ...

It has been said, “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon will inevitably come to pass!" I think this sums up the attitude of obedience. When a ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday highlighted the value of the vow of obedience in institutes of religious life as “a school of freedom in love” that lays the foundations of fidelity beyond “the ‘feelings’ of ...

In a world where authority often demands compliance and obedience, Christians believe there exists two very different systems, both which seek allegiance. There are the kingdoms of this world, which I ...