We may think we know about the Samaritan woman that Jesus met at the well. But do we? We usually think of her as a sinful ...

At the heart of this exquisitely turned account of a chance meeting between Jesus and a feisty Samaritan woman is the breaking down of barriers: the barrier ...

In the end, the Samaritan woman is amazed at Jesus’ capacity to answer her deepest questions and free her from worldly pains ...

Around noontime, the apostles went into town to buy food, and Jesus sat by a well. As Jesus rested, a woman of Samaria came to the well to draw some water. “Give me a drink,” ...

What must I drop to retain my faith? ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John (4:4-42) [Shorter Form] Jesus ...

On this third Sunday of Lent, we hear from the Gospel of John the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. We are all familiar with this story from hearing it every three years on the third ...

Over the next three weeks, by ancient custom, the Gospel readings are all from John. They were proclaimed alongside the final ...

In his letter to the Romans today, Paul reminds us that “the love of God has been poured out into our hearts” (Rom 5:5). Filled with divine love, and made in the divine image, we all are created for ...

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; ...

Modern people tend to immediately regard “outcasts” as victims of intolerance — it’s one of our more spiritually generous reflexes. But often enough, the distinction is well earned. It’s likely we’ve ...