Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
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The hermit who lived for 15 years in a tomb
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
St Anthony of Egypt (January 17) inspired a new ideal by seeking spiritual growth in the desert
Daily readings: January 16 – 22
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The nobleman who bore paralysis with great cheerfulness
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
St Benedict Biscop (January 12) travelled extensively, and was thus able to introduce the practices of Roman and Frankish Christianity into Northumberland
Daily readings: January 9 – 15
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
St Stephen, the first Christian martyr
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
St Stephen (December 26) was hauled up before a Jewish court for rejecting sacrificial worship
Daily readings: December 26 – January 8
Friday, 24 December 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Spanish abbot who liberated Christian slaves
Monday, 20 December 2010
St Dominic of Silos (December 20) is an example of the remarkable possibilities open to low-born talent in the medieval Church
Daily readings: December 19 – 25
Monday, 20 December 2010
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The saint who was tormented by her conscience
Thursday, 9 December 2010
St Maria di Rosa (December 15) founded the Handmaids of Charity and died at the age of 42, exhausted by her good works
Pope Francis, as I hoped, will complete Pope Benedict’s unfinished encyclical: it will be a striking illustration of the hermeneutic of continuity
By Spiritual Life