As the prophet Samuel grew, we hear in this Sunday’s first reading, “the Lord was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect.” Pope Francis has spoken to great effect a message of peace . . .

Jesus’ public ministry begins in this Sunday’s gospel when John the Baptist sees him approaching and utters the unforgettable words, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” Islam strongly discourages the beholding or creation of any image . . .

Saint Paul cautions in the second reading this Sunday that the immoral person does damage within his own body. As it turns out, people who take aspirin every day without needing to might also be damaging their own bodies. . . .

The Lord “put a new song” into the psalmist’s mouth, and, the psalmist says this Sunday, “I did not restrain my lips.” President Barack Obama is speaking out regularly . . .

"You don’t erase decades of mistrust overnight but you can chip away at it.”

Recent data suggests sea levels are rising at least 25 percent faster than previously predicted, threatening coastlines around the world.