Referring to the Resurrection of Jesus, this Sunday’s reading from Acts of the Apostles affirms that “God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death.” Clayton D. Lockett, a prisoner sentenced to death in Oklahoma and strapped to a gurney . . .

The psalmist this Sunday takes refuge in God, who will “show us the path of life.” Residents of several central and panhandle states took refuge where they could find it while tornadoes and floods ravaged a stretch of the nation this week . . .

The reading from the First Letter of Peter this Sunday describes God as one “who judges impartially according to each one’s works.” By a wide margin, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the U.S. Environmental Protection . . .

Food and meals played an important role in Jesus’ ministry, even in the accounts of his post-Resurrection appearances such as this Sunday’s gospel in which the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognize him “in the breaking of the bread.” An Italian priest . . .

“The day of old, fat, balding bishops like me being the best spokespeople for the church is long gone.” The church “now needs to have trained, competent lay people to represent them.”

63 percent of whites support the death penality while the percentage of support among blacks is only 36.