When it comes to deities, the Lord God is "the Alpha and the Omega," as the reading from the Book of Revelation puts it this Sunday. And when it comes to creative cooks, Sister Alicia Torres of Chicago holds all the cards . . .

Jesus and Pontius Pilate carry on a high-stakes dialogue in today’s gospel, where much hinges on the way questions and answers are phrased. Some 20 million Americans have lost the ability to carry on a dialogue of any sort . . .

“Jesus Christ is the faithful witness,” this week’s second reading reminds us. He was also a refugee, Pope Francis recently commented, and this week he returned to the theme amid questions over whether European nations will reevaluate . . .

The “Son of man” has quite the reach, this Sunday’s first reading tells us. “All peoples, nations, and languages serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion.” While Facebook is not quite that big, its global reach . . .

Baseball legend Yogi Berra, who died at the age of 90 after a long and storied career, was revered for his wisdom-filled malapropisms as much as his baseball prowess.

A man who was completely innocent offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. 

Around the world, one woman dies every 90 seconds in pregnancy or childbirth. That's more than 350,000 women every year. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable.