It may be difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God, as Jesus indicates in this Sunday’s gospel, but wealth is clearly no obstacle to getting elected to the U.S. Congress . . .

“We must render an account” to God, from whom nothing is hidden, the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews warns this Sunday. Wal-Mart workers struggling to get by on low wages and short hours are challenging their employer to be more forthcoming . . .

The first reading praises wisdom this Sunday, considering “riches nothing in comparison with her.” Pakistanis from across the political and religious spectrum praised the wisdom and courage a 14-year-old girl who was shot . . .

“Prosper the work of our hands!” the psalmist prays this Sunday, so that God’s servants “may shout for joy and gladness.” Those who recall César Chávez's advocacy for farm workers have reason to shout with gladness . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus encourages his followers to be willing to sacrifice “for my sake and for the sake of the gospel.” Pope Benedict XVI formally opened the Synod on the New Evangelization with a “universal call to holiness” . . .

The nation’s nuclear arsenal “is set to undergo the costliest overhaul in its history, even as the military faces spending cuts to its conventional arms programs at a time of fiscal crisis.”

Because of the recent financial crisis, the American family's net worth dropped almost 40 percent, from $126,000 to $73,000, between 2007 and 2010, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve, or about 18-years-worth of savings and investment.