Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
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The brother who ‘watched the door’ for 46 years
St Alphonsus Rodriguez (October 30) began his life in prosperity – but then his world fell to pieces
Daily readings: October 31 – November 6
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
St Cuthbert of Canterbury, reformer of the English Church
In the eighth century St Cuthbert (October 26) held a synod to improve the moral condition of the English Church
Daily readings: October 24 – 30
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
‘I am God’s grain, and I am to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts’
St Ignatius of Antioch (October 17) bears remarkable witness to the power of the faith in the early Church
Daily readings: October 17 – 23
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
St Paulinus, the ‘awe-inspiring’ priest who helped convert an English king
St Paulinus of York (October 10) was sent to England by Pope Gregory in 1601
Daily readings: October 10 – October 16
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The French ecclesiastic who met a barbaric end
St Leger (October 2) was fatally drawn into the power struggles of Merovingian France















Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
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