In highlighting God’s saving power, the psalmist this Sunday points out how sailors’ “hearts melted away at their plight” until God calmed the waters. Hearts have been damaged for years by partially hydrogenated oils . . .

“Whoever is in Christ is a new creation,” this Sunday’s second reading attests. It’s time for us humans to make some changes and take better care of creation, Pope Francis argues . . .

It is made clear to Job in this Sunday’s first reading that God will be the one to set limits and determine outcomes. After decades of post Cold War progress toward nuclear limitations, Russia announced Tuesday that it will expand its nuclear arsenal . . .

Saint Paul speaks this Sunday of “old things” that have passed away. There was a time when Mohammed Morsi was the democratically elected president of Egypt. He was deposed by a military coup that has now confirmed its death sentence . . .

John was a good man and had urged [others] to exert themselves to virtue, both as to justice toward one another and reverence toward God. 

Almost half the world — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.