Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Spiritual Life
Wealth can put us beyond the reach of God
The word this week
Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year: Amos 6: 1 & 4-7; 1 Timothy 6: 11-16; Luke 16: 19-31
The saint who only slept three hours a night
Saint of the week
The Virgin Mary appeared in a dream and said just one word to Alphonsus de Orozco (1500-1591): “Write”
Daily readings: September 19 – September 25
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Newman reached out to the most needy
The word this week
The 25th Sunday of the Year: Am 8:4-7; Ps 115; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13
The pope who allowed backsliders back into the fold
Saint of the week
St Cornelius, pope from 251 to 253, was martyred by Emperor Gallus
Daily readings: September 12 – 18
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
‘A new heart create for me, O God’
The word this week
Twenty Fourth Sunday of the Year: Exodus 32:7-11 & 13-14; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32
St Omer, September 9, patron of the blind
Saint of the week
A town named after St Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, played a crucial role in educating English Catholics
Daily readings: September 5 – September 11
The week ahead
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms















Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips