That’s the instruction of today’s First Reading, too: Maintain hope, and listen when people are speaking hopeful things aloud ...

When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner”... And Jesus said to him, ...

The national competition, which is fast rising in popularity, demands feats of memorization that make the National Spelling Bee look like a game of tic-tac-toe.

Psalm 92 is just one such psalm that speaks about giving thanks. Let’s read verses 1 and 2: “It is good to praise the Lord ...