St Simon Stock (May 16)
Spiritual Life
The 13th-century Carmelite believed to have lived for more than 100 years
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Saint of the week
Daily readings: May 13 – 19
Saturday, 12 May 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Ultimately, there is only one thing we need to know for salvation
Friday, 11 May 2012
The word this week
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17
Christ had himself become the True Vine: no longer would God’s kingdom depend on the fruitless frailty of its members
Friday, 4 May 2012
The word this week
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 9: 26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8y
Daily readings: May 6 – May 12
Friday, 4 May 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Carthusian monk hung, drawn and quartered for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church
Friday, 4 May 2012
Saint of the week
St Robert Lawrence (May 4)
Daily readings: April 29 – May 5
Saturday, 28 April 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The dedicated missionary clubbed to death on a Pacific island
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Pierre Chanel (April 28) had his heart set on missionary work abroad since the age of 14
We live every moment of our lives in the presence of a love that is poured out for us
Friday, 27 April 2012
The word this week
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10: 11-18
The Franciscan who used songs, games and dance to spread the Gospel
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Peter of St Joseph Betancurt (April 25), born in Tenerife, ministered to the poor in Guatemala City
It is now time to undo the injustice bishops are doing to too many priests, falsely accused of child abuse and now vindicated, but still torn from their priesthood
By William Oddie