“Glory and praise forever!” intones this Sunday’s responsorial from the Book of Daniel as it offers repeated praise to God. What started out as praise upon the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity has now turned into criticism over the wisdom of the prisoner exchange that led . . .

Moses must ascend a mountain to encounter God the Father in a cloud, the reading from the Book of Exodus says this Holy Trinity Sunday, which is also Father’s Day. Scripture commentator Alice Camille points out in Exploring the Word that the remote father figure of generations past, both in religion . . .

The reading from 2 Corinthians encourages members of the early church to “mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace.” Sounds like good advice for the fractious Republican caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, which was shaken to its . . .

“Do come along in our company,” says Moses to the Lord in the first reading this Sunday, inviting God to accompany the Israelites. Catholic leaders do well to make such an invitation regularly to Catholic Hispanics who may have drifted away from the church. According to a new Pew study . . .

“I would encourage that hate be met with love. When I came face to face with the attacker, God gave me the eyes to see that he was not a faceless monster, but a very sad and troubled young man. While I cannot at this time find it within me to forgive his crime, I truly desire that he will find the grace of God and the forgiveness of our community.”

Sixty-two percent of Americans believe voters do not have enough say when it comes to choosing the country's political leaders.