St Etheldreda (June 23) helped establish religious life as an acceptable vocation for ex-queens and princesses in England
Spiritual Life
The princess who forswore sleep in order to pass her nights in prayer
Monday, 20 June 2011
Saint of the week
Life held in the intimacy of the Trinity
Friday, 17 June 2011
The word this week
Trinity Sunday: Ex 34:4-6 & 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; John 3:16-18
Daily readings: June 19 – 25
Friday, 17 June 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Form
The early preacher to the Gentiles nicknamed ‘Jupiter’
Monday, 13 June 2011
Saint of the week
St Barnabas (June 11) was a crucial figure in the early history of Christianity, who preached to the Gentiles together with St Paul
Daily readings: June 12 – 18
Monday, 13 June 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Risen Lord breathed life into his Church
Monday, 13 June 2011
The word this week
Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2:1-1; 1 Cor 12:3-7 & 12-13; Jn 20:19-23
The priest whose asceticism killed three disciples
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Saint of the week
St Norbert (June 6) grew up cocooned in privilege and luxury
Daily readings: June 5 – 11
Monday, 6 June 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Ascension marked the beginning for which the disciples had longed
Monday, 6 June 2011
The word this week
The Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1: 1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20
The Maid of Orleans who tried to rescue France
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Saint of the week Spiritual Life
After being captured by the English, Joan of Arc suffered more from being denied the sacraments than from physical privations
Cheerful news for a Friday: Catholic-Anglican relations are actually in good shape
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith