Preaching the news

19 Apr 2015

Preaching the News for Sunday

The laborer is worthy of better wages | Pope sees green when it comes to the environment | Searching for the truth | No end runs from Congress on Iran nuclear deal, bishops urge

The laborer is worthy of better wages

The psalmist this Sunday describes God in these terms: “You who relieve me when I am in distress.” Distressed low-wage workers are looking for relief as well . . .

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Pope sees green when it comes to the environment

The Acts of the Apostles this Sunday says that those who denied Jesus at his Crucifixion did so out of ignorance. Those who deny climate change in the face of overwhelming evidence do so out of ignorance, environmentalists say, and it appears Pope Francis . . .

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Searching for the truth

In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus appears soon after the Resurrection in the midst of a gathering of the disciples. After a five-year investigation, the European Union issued a complaint against the kinds of results that appear . . .

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No end runs from Congress on Iran nuclear deal, bishops urge

This Sunday’s second reading warns members of the early church to avoid blundering into sin. The top spokesman on international affairs of the U.S. Catholic bishops warned Congress against blundering . . .

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Quote of the week

"We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom."

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Fact of the week

The number of violent anti-Semitic attacks around the world surged nearly 40 percent last year.

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