The reading from 2 Chronicles describes a dark time when the enemies of Israel “burnt the house of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, set all its palaces afire, and destroyed all its precious objects.” That pretty well describes the modus operandi of the radical Islamic terrorist group ISIS ...

In exile, the sorrowful people of Israel remember their lost homeland, the psalmist informs us this Sunday. The 14th Dalai Lama, living in exile since China’s violent takeover of his homeland in 1959, says he may not be reincarnated . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus speaks of those who seek to keep their works from being exposed and those who bring works to light so they can be known by all. Hillary Rodham Clinton, poised to enter the 2016 presidential campaign, has stumbled over her practice of using a private email account . . .

"I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same."

The world will need to produce as much food in the next 50 years as in the past 500 in order to feed the growing population.