When trouble strikes, the psalmist turns to the Lord, we hear in this Sunday’s psalm refrain: “Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. But where will President Obama turn for aid for his troubled climate control initiative?

The reading from Deuteronomy tells the tale of Jewish oppression in Egypt: "When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the Lord … and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.”

Saint Paul quotes Deuteronomy in encouraging his Roman audience this Sunday to confess in words that Jesus is Lord and to believe in their hearts that God raised him from the dead: “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.”

This Sunday is Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate the many splendors of love and friendship. And now, 83 years after they tied the knot, John and Ann Betar are ready to share the secrets of love everlasting on social media.

I recently traveled to Jordan with a group of Catholic writers. One of the best parts of our incredible trip included a visit to Wadi Rum, a red desert valley of sandstone and granite.

“Bridges last and contribute to peace. Walls no. They have to be destroyed not built. In any case they are destined to fall, one after the other."

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are attributable to under-nutrition. This translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year.