As violence rages ... to follow Christ. Jesus doesn’t say, “Take up your cross and follow me…when I come again.” Jesus invites us to follow him by laying down the sword and taking up ...

Devoting oneself to instruments designed for the purpose of taking human life is a non-Christian practice.” When it comes to Jesus telling his disciples to buy swords—and his disciples respons ...

Non-violence itself is often mistaken for ... Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,'' Jesus taught. ''Put down your sword; those who live by the sword die by the sword.'' ...

But Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword in its place ... tell Lauren Boebert that Jesus only carried a high capacity for non-violence,” tweeted comedian John Fugelsang.

If Jesus proclaimed the message of violence, and vengeance, he should have resisted his persecutors. A critical study of the use of the word "sword" in the passion narrative is apt for our discussion.

There are many out there right now saying that for the Jesus way to be protected in America, violence must be used. Christians and Conservatives speaking in terms of "taking back America" for God ...

Inspired by the moral leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi—both non-Catholics who ... with the support of violence by any follower of Jesus (Mt 12:31, Mk 3:28-9).

The same can be said of many who become caught up in criminal behavior, domestic violence and racist hatred. Such are people whom Jesus would lovingly—and non judgmentally—redirect to a better ...