There is a profound failing in the approach to law of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority. They do not much care about the facts of the cases before them, choosing instead to base their ...

Many Christians and Jews believe that the wisdom of King Solomon extended well beyond ordinary human perception. A gift from God, it allowed him to understand the hidden forces of nature, the inner ...

In the story, two women come before King Solomon, and we learn that they both had babies. One of the babies died, and they both claim that the living baby is theirs. Solomon hears them out and allows ...

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Sunday, July 26, is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46. As humanity continues ...

Most people, even those who are thoroughly secular, know the story of the Judgment of Solomon: Two women who share a house and have recently given birth within days of one another come to King Solomon ...