It is the purpose of the Lord, we hear in this Sunday’s first reading, to “make the withered tree bloom.” Eurozone finance ministers rushed Spain into an European Union-funded bank rescue package in hopes it will help the withered Spanish economy bloom anew. But forecasters predict . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a mustard seed, the smallest of seeds that springs up to become the largest of plants. The seeds of discontent planted in Syria during the “Arab spring” last year have grown into the largest and most protracted conflict . . .

Though we are much more than our mortal bodies, we will be held accountable for the good and the evil we do while we inhabit them, Saint Paul reminds us in this Sunday’s reading from 2 Corinthians. Scientists working with the genetic code of one of humanity's closest evolutionary cousins . . .

“The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,” promises the psalmist this Sunday, growing “like a cedar of Lebanon.” Hardworking U.S. families wish the economy would flourish . . .

“We aspire to please” our heavenly Father in all our efforts, Saint Paul says in 2 Corinthians. As families nationwide thank their earthly fathers this Sunday, they might consider a unique gift sure to please . . .

“A sweet and savory dessert [featuring] rich and creamy vanilla soft serve, drizzled with chocolate fudge, caramel, and topped with bacon crumbles, complete with a thick-cut, hardwood-smoked bacon garnish.”

To accommodate the growing number of internet-enabled devices, says the Web-standard organization Internet Society, the length of unique IP addresses has been expanded from 12 to 32 digits, which will allow for a potential 340 undecillion, or 340 trillion trillion, new addresses.