Hypocrisy is the leaven that causes men and women to be self-centered and indifferent to the world around them, Pope Francis said. "This leaven is dangerous," the pope said Oct. 19 in his homily ...

In Mark 8:15, Jesus warned His disciples, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” Leaven in Scripture represents influence — especially that which corrupts ...

One aspect of the gospels and of Jesus as a teacher is the power of language to transcend the literal meaning of words that reveal a much deeper realm of metaphor and symbol. If we cannot cross this ...

“Leaven” is a term used 39 times in the Bible, and Scripture usually refers to leaven as a type of sin. When God gave Moses instructions for celebrating the Passover, they were told to remove all ...