Jesus' neighbors in Nazareth were not pleased when he pointed out in this Sunday’s gospel that the benefits of God’s care and concern are not reserved only for the "home team" but are available to outsiders and foreigners alike . . .

The psalmist this Sunday prays for rescue and deliverance from the Lord, who will be “a stronghold to give me safety.” Alas there was no rescue or safety for 235 young Brazilians who perished after being trapped in a nightclub fire over the weekend . . .

“Gird your loins” to stand up to Judah’s kings and princes, the Lord advises the prophet Jeremiah in this Sunday’s first reading. “They will fight against you but not prevail over you.” Protestors in Egypt took to the street for a seventh day of violent confrontation with Islamic . . .

"Love never fails," the Sunday reading from 1 Corinthians reminds us: “It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” Little more than a month after the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School students and faculty endured . . .

“Too many children are dying. Too many children.”

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