Freedom of religion by no means universal | The value of a dollar | Time to fix corporate tax dodge | Lawsuit claims border shooting crossed the line
In this Sunday’s gospels, the disciples wanted to send the crowds away to fend for themselves, but Jesus invited them to stay and eat their fill, saying “there is no need for them to go away.” Religious minority communities around the world are facing hostility rather than hospitality
“Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy?” asks the reading from the Book of Isaiah this Sunday. Strapped consumers have to make hard choices on where to spend their wages, and now discount retailers
The psalmist this Sunday affirms that “the Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.” A growing number of U.S. firms, however, appear to be taking unfair advantage of a tax loophole to avoid paying their just share . . .
In the Letter to the Romans this Sunday, Saint Paul promises that the love of Christ is powerful enough to overcome anguish, peril, or distress. With the organization he leads facing a lawsuit over the death of an unarmed Mexican teen, U.S. Border Patrol Chief . . .
Between 2000 and 2014, the number of weddings performed in Catholic churches dropped 40 percent.