“All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice,” says the Letter to the Ephesians in this Sunday’s reading. Humanity has yet to heed those words, evident once again when a disaffected white supremacist opened fire . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus promises to raise “on the last day” all who come to him. The U.S. government is bracing for an unexpected, last-minute task of raising and operating new health insurance markets, known as exchanges . . .

Elijah nearly perished in the desert before God saved his life by providing food and water that refreshed him. Hundreds of thousands of fish in the Midwest are perishing . . .

The psalmist is full of blessing and praise for the Lord this Sunday and encourages us to look to God “that you may be radiant with joy.” Looking at the first images beamed back from Mars by the rover Curiosity . . .

“Be kind to one another,” the reading from the Letter to the Ephesians counsels, while Jesus suggests to his critics: “Stop murmuring among yourselves.” New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan is the target of criticism . . .

“The United States has a long history of religious bigotry.”

This year's Olympic “gold” medal is only 1.34 percent gold. The rest is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 6.16 percent copper. The modern Olympics have not awarded a solid gold medal since 1912.