The parable of the Good Samaritan (cf. Luke 10:25-37) could be called a story of one ordinary person speaking to another. Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti not surprisingly recalls it within the ...

The parable of the good Samaritan ends differently without the innkeeper. Arguably, without the innkeeper, the parable falls apart and the good deed falls short. The Samaritan, after all, is no ...

Find today’s readings here. Today’s Gospel reading is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Because the story and its message are so familiar, the word “Samaritan” has lost its sting for today’s audience ...

“Who is my neighbor?” is the provocative question posed to Jesus in the Gospel of Luke that leads into the parable of the good Samaritan, a parable for our times. The questioner is a self-righteous ...

The acquittal of Daniel Penny by a Manhattan jury is a relief, and not only because my teenage children ride the subways alone to travel home from school at night (“Merry Christmas, Daniel Penny” by ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be getting a bit big for his britches. He's not only imagining himself as the nation's next president as he competes for the Republican nomination, but he recently ...

SACRAMENTO – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be getting a bit big for his britches. He’s not only imagining himself as the nation’s next president as he competes for the Republican nomination, ...

In the Book of Luke, chapter 10, Jesus told the “Parable of the Good Samaritan.” Is it time for a rewrite? This was the story of a man who was robbed, beaten and left for dead. A priest and a Levite ...

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The Bangor Daily News editorial last weekend describes powerfully the awful ...