"Like a shepherd" God "feeds his flock," the first reading option from Isaiah 40 says. For a growing number of people in the United States, food stamps and little else serve a similar purpose ...

"The Lord will bless his people with peace," sings the psalmist in this Sunday's responsorial, while the Book of Acts reading option tells us that God "proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ." In the aftermath of the Christmas Day terrorist attempt on a Detroit-bound airliner, however, the flying public is starting the New Year with anything but a peaceful feeling ...

When John the Baptist came on the scene, this Sunday's gospel informs us, "the people were filled with expectation." When it comes to what people do for a living, though, expectations are not being met. Even Americans lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy ...

"With you I am well pleased," the voice from heaven in this Sunday's gospel says of Jesus, who "went about doing good," as the Book of Acts reading option tells us. One way to beat the post-holiday blues and dreary headlines is to offer a helping hand to those in real need ...

The Isaiah 42 first reading option promises that the Lord's servant "shall bring forth justice to the nations." Nu-Life Products, a Minnesota marketer of communion-wafer dispensers, is seeking justice by way of a lawsuit against its former president for alleged patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets ...

"If we were able to do that for the worst of the worst, then maybe we could do that on a much larger scale."

The first of three new exchange-traded funds geared to Christian investors became available this week. FaithShares Catholic Values Fund avoids stocks associated with alcohol, gambling, weapons, or pornography.