Fifth Sunday of Lent: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45
Spiritual Life
As we approach Easter we are called to acknowledge all that has died within us
Thursday, 7 April 2011
The word this week
The patron saint of footballers who worked tirelessly for the poor
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Saint of the week
St Luigi Scrosoppi (April 3) founded the Sisters of Providence, opening 12 houses before he died
Daily readings: April 3 – 9
Thursday, 31 March 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
It is in prayer that we break out of darkness
Thursday, 31 March 2011
The word this week
Fourth Sunday of Lent: 1 Sm 16:1, 6-7 & 10-13; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
The abbot who believed that guilt and fear were essential for spiritual growth
Friday, 25 March 2011
Saint of the week
St John Climacus (March 30) wrote The Ladder of Divine Ascent, one of the most important devotional texts of the Middle Ages
Daily readings: March 27 – April 2
Friday, 25 March 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The water that brings life to parched souls
Friday, 25 March 2011
The word this week
Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95; Rm 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42
The hermit who prayed in the freezing Celtic sea
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Saint of the week
St Cuthbert (March 20) was an examplar of a less triumphal, more inward form of religion than that represented by St Wilfrid, the pope’s henchman
Daily readings: March 20 – 26
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Lent does not consist in a lonely struggle to do better
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
The word this week
Second Sunday of Lent: Gn 12:1-4; 2 Tim 1:8-10; Mt 17: 1-9
Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips