"This is the time of fulfillment," proclaims this Sunday's gospel. Barack Obama fulfilled the dreams of many when he took the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday ...

"For the world in its present form is passing away," we hear in this Sunday's reading from the First Letter to the Corinthians. President Obama quoted from First Corinthians in his inaugural address, as he made clear that change was on the way. ...

In this Sunday's second reading Saint Paul alerts the church at Corinth that "time is running out." U.S. Airways Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger sent a similar message to air traffic controllers last Thursday before bringing an Airbus A320 down for an emergency landing in the Hudson River. ...

"Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed," the Lord warns Jonah in this Sunday's first reading. As Israel pulled its troops out of Gaza and an uneasy cease-fire between Hamas and Israel took hold this week, ...

In this Sunday's readings the psalmist prays to be guided and taught God's paths. Travelers whose paths involve air flight are also seeking guidance from travel experts and learning how to economize in difficult times. ...

"I feel like I'm in the future--first iPods, now this!"

According to a recent Gallup poll, 67 percent of Americans think religion is "losing its influence" on life in the United States, while only 27 percent say it is increasing. Three years ago the difference on this question was 50-50.