The reading from the Book of Isaiah this Sunday promises that the Lord will provide a rich feast for all peoples. Many Americans are upset that powerful corporate and financial executives seem to be the only ones enjoying a feast during this time  . . .

"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast,” says Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel. If that wedding were held in the age of social media, it might include innovations such as video save-the-dates, "QR" barcodes on invitations, and live-streaming of the ceremony . . .

"I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life," proclaims the psalmist this Sunday. In these hard times more Americans than ever are finding themselves at least temporarily homeless. And while economic recovery may be far afield . . .

The Lord will “wipe away the tears from every face” and will remove “the veil that veils all peoples,” promises the reading from the Book of Isaiah this Sunday. As the U.S. marks the 10th anniversary of the Afghan war this week, the suffering and divisions of the prolonged hostilities there and in Iraq have taken a great toll . . .

Saint Paul understood what it is like to do without. “I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry,” he confides in this Sunday’s selection from the Letter to the Philippians. Lily, a pink Muppet who debuts this Sunday on a Sesame Street special designed to raise hunger-awareness . . .

“He is of his era what Thomas Edison was to the beginning of the 20th century."

According to a Pew Internet and American Life Project survey, one-third of teenagers in the U.S. text more than 100 times a day, and most teens prefer texting to talking on the phone, emailing, using social-networking sites, or talking face to face.