The voice of the Lord is mighty and majestic, the psalmist asserts this Sunday. French citizens Wednesday night raised their collective voices in protest over a terrorist attack in Paris earlier in the day that attempted to silence the voice . . .

In the second reading from Acts Peter proclaims that Jesus “went about doing good and healing” those in need. These days we rely on antibiotics to do a lot of our healing—so much so that many diseases have become resistant . . .

The Lord’s thoughts and ways are as high above those of mortals “as the heavens are above the earth,” this Sunday’s first reading from Isaiah 55 informs us. Thirteen United Airlines flight attendants  have filed a whistle-blower complaint . . .

In heralding the arrival of Jesus of Nazareth in this Sunday’s gospel, John the Baptist acknowledges that “One mightier than I is coming after me.” Senate Democrats, facing a mightier Republican presence in the new Congress convening this week, have made it clear . . .

“At his core, at his best, he was a philosopher. He was a poet. He was an advocate. He was a crusader. Mario Cuomo was the keynote speaker for our better angels.”

In 1975, only 3 percent of all new cars had a fuel economy above 25 miles per gallon, but by 2014, 73 percent did.