"What then should we do?" was the question on the minds of John the Baptist's listeners we learn in this Sunday's gospel. It is also the question at the forefront of the debate over global warming.

"With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation," exclaims this Sunday's responsorial from the Book of Isaiah. You might not, however, want to drink water from your own tap, according to a study that revealed that millions of people in the U.S. drink dirty water. 

The Lord turned away Israel's enemies, the reading from the Book of Zephaniah this Sunday tells us. Even though Iranian officials turned away foreign journalists, slowed Internet service to a crawl, and took other measures to suppress coverage of student protests Monday, ...

"Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God," counsels the reading from the Letter to the Philippians this Sunday. In these anxious times people in financial need ...

As John the Baptist prepared the way for Christ's coming, "the people were filled with expectation," we hear in this week's "Gaudete Sunday" gospel. Eager anticipation of the celebration of Christmas will be paid off a little earlier this year ...

"There is a perception that there is money in the Catholic Church, and it is likely that a priest will be alone in his house. The sheer impunity; there was a time when people respected clergy."

One in four children in the U.S.--and one in eight of all Americans--now rely on food stamps. Each day 20,000 new people sign up for the program.