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The psalmist this Sunday blesses those who “follow the law of the Lord,” for their way “is blameless.” Many advocates for immigrants would be content with just such a blameless condition in the eyes of the law and are responding . . .
In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus declares he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it, not leaving out “the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter.” The Obama administration has been a good deal more flexible in its carrying out . . .
The reading from the Book of Sirach this Sunday speaks of humanity needing to choose between “life and death, good and evil.” Jay Inslee, governor of the State of Washington, announced Tuesday that he will not permit . . .
“Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court,” advises Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel as he counsels disputing parties to reconcile their differences . . .
“People in the Depression wanted something to cheer them up, and they fell in love with a dog, Rin Tin Tin, and a little girl.”
In the first Winter Olypmic Games, held in 1924, women were allowed to compete in only one sport, figure skating, while in 2014 they can compete in 14 of 15 sports.