Throughout the first 12 years of my time teaching moral theology at Benedictine College, students would occasionally ask whether or not they had to follow a law that they believed to be unjust. When ...

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 ...

(RNS) — This past weekend at General Conference, Elder Allen D. Haynie of the Seventy reiterated the need for exacting obedience in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He recounted a ...

Knowing God is not a religious obligation or an attending church ritual. It’s the very heart of our relationship with Him. It’s the very core of our spiritual journey and the foundation of our faith.

Jesuit Fr. Drew Christiansen's last book offers one of the boldest statements of his considerable published legacy, interrogating a serious clash between obedience and conscience. Forbidden: Receiving ...

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 ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. When Utah legislators passed a bill requiring the review and removal of ...