The one who does not trust the Lord is like a barren bush “that enjoys no change of season,” states the prophet Jeremiah in this Sunday’s first reading. Much of the country is more than ready for a change of season this week, but Old Man Winter continues to pile it on...

The just person “delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his law day and night,” the psalmist informs us this Sunday. Republicans responded with anything but delight this week to President Barack Obama’s invitation to discuss health-care legislation ...

Christ raised from the dead is “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep,” we hear in this Sunday’s reading from 1 Corinthians. The large number of children more prone to junk food than fresh fruit and to fall asleep on the couch instead of going for a walk is leading to an epidemic of childhood obesity...

In the Sunday gospel the rich are warned not to expect further consolation. But when it comes to compensation, Wall Street is “in the money” once again even as Main Street continues to reel from the recession...

“I have faith in God. But maybe the U.S. government could help a little more, too.”

An average of 105 snowstorms occur in the continental United States each year.