A joyful psalmist this Sunday encourages all to give thanks to the Lord and rejoice. Wal-Mart workers who say they were fired because they protested for better pay are rejoicing at a ruling that may get them their jobs back. On Monday a federal agency . . .

A shepherd to his people, King David led the Israelites out of exile, the first reading this Sunday says. The world needs to be led away from its nearly complete reliance on fossil fuels due to their impact on the environment, nearly all climate . . .

This Sunday’s reading from the Letter to the Colossians begins with the words, “Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father.” While it has never been disputed that both men and women gace thanks at the Eucharistic table in the early church, there are heated disputes as to whether . . .

Going up to the house of the Lord, as the psalmist encourages this Sunday, will take a bit longer for today’s children, who are not nearly as fit as their parents were at the same age. Researchers have found that children's cardiovascular fitness is declining worldwide, with an average child taking 90 seconds . . .

“A leader . . . is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”

Hispanics and African Americans make up one quarter of the U.S. workforce, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, but represent 44 percent of the country's high-school dropouts and only 15 percent of college graduates.