Third Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 35: 1-6; James 5: 7-10; Matthew 11: 2-11
Spiritual Life
‘The eyes of the blind shall be opened, the tongues of the dumb sing for joy’
Thursday, 9 December 2010
The word this week
Daily Readings December 5 to December 11
Friday, 3 December 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Advent summons us to the joyful hope Isaiah refused to abandon
Friday, 3 December 2010
The word this week
Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 11: 1-10; Romans 15: 4-9; Matthew 3: 1-12
The Doctor of the Church who was reluctant to be a bishop
Friday, 3 December 2010
Saint of the week
St Ambrose was reluctantly made a bishop, but embraced Christianity to become one of the most prominent ecclesiastics of his time
The martyr who gave up worldly fame for the scaffold
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Saint of the week
St Ralph Sherwin (December 1)
Daily Readings November 29 to December 4
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The week ahead
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week I Monday, November 29: Weekday of Advent Is 4:2-6; Ps 122; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday, November 30: St Andrew, Apostle, patron of Scotland Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22 Wednesday, December 1: Weekday of Advent Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday, December 2: Weekday of Advent Is 26:1-6; Ps 118; [...]
For Christians Advent is time to bring hope to the world
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The word this week
First Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44
The pope who warned Corinthians over their braggadocio
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Saint of the week
St Clement of Rome (November 23) is traditionally classified as the fourth pope (90-100)
Daily readings: November 21 – 27
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Form
To recognise Christ as King is to surrender our lives to his service
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The word this week
Christ the King: 2 Sam 5:1-3; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43
Pope Francis, as I hoped, will complete Pope Benedict’s unfinished encyclical: it will be a striking illustration of the hermeneutic of continuity
By William Oddie