Current and former members of the Gloriavale religious community are interviewed in the series, which examines the sexual assault scandals that have ensared the sect's leaders.

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 ...

The documentary series is currently streaming on Paramount+, which has been expanding its slate of original nonfiction ...

The indissoluble connection between faith and obedience is only too often overlooked or rationalized away. We rightly emphasize “faith,” for without it man cannot be saved; without it no man can ...

“Christ’s obedience comprises not simply a part of his life, but the totality of his Messianic work.” We are not dealing with an aspect of the work of Christ that can be considered apart from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Obedience includes the humble and sincere acceptance of the authority and will of God. It’s not only conforming, but also demonstrating our devotion through our thoughts, words, and deeds. The general ...