Living the faith is simple – but hard

Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Living out the Catholic faith is simple. Not easy (far from it) but simple, as in uncomplicated. Our Lord, challenged to name the greatest of God’s commandments, replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mt. 22: 37-39) Those commandments are simple enough to understand, although not so easy to fulfill.