Saint Paul told the Corinthians that he came to them with “a demonstration of Spirit and power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.” The faith of Americans in response to God’s power has again been documented by the Gallup organization in its . . .

“The just one shall be in everlasting remembrance,” says the psalmist. The memory of one who worked for justice has proven to be contentious one, as the surviving children of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. have entered into . . .

Jesus tells his disciples in this Sunday's gospel not hide their light but to let it shine so others can see it. Derrick Coleman of the National Football League champion Seattle Seahawks has been deaf since the age of 3 but hasn't let . . .

“The light shall rise for you in the darkness," the Lord says in the reading from the prophet Isaiah this Sunday, “and the gloom shall become for you like midday.” The gloom may have risen slightly for opponents of abortion in the U.S. . . .

“Communication is ultimately a human rather than technological achievement. What is it, then, that helps us, in the digital environment, to grow in humanity and mutual understanding?”

More Americans than ever—42 percent—identified themselves as political independents in 2013. Republican identification dropped to 25 percent, a new low, and Democratic affiliation to 31 percent, down from 36 percent in 2008.