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“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,” says Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel. In a significant movement to end the standoff after the crash last week of Flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that left its victims strewn in open fields, . . .
In the reading from 1st Kings this Sunday, Solomon asks the Lord for “an understanding heart,” when he assumes his leadership role, “for who is able to govern this vast people of yours?” Joko Widodo, the governor of Jakarta whose common touch has made him a political phenomenon, will need a similar wise heart . . .
The psalmist this Sunday praises kindness and compassion as central to fulfilling God’s law. These qualities are central to programs sponsored by Hands of Peace (HOP), an interfaith organization . . .
Saint Paul confidently asserts in this Sunday’s reading from the Letter to the Romans that, “We know that all things work for good for those who love God.” But in some situations it is hard to see how that will come about. Christian families . . .
“I thought I was going to bed with the devil. But I’ve learned that a lot of (border control agents) are risking their lives to help people not die.”