St Leopold of Austria (November 15) was accorded the title Leopold the Good by his people and reigned for 40 years
Spiritual Life
The Austrian ruler who used his power to advance peace and virtue
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Saint of the week
Daily readings: November 11 – 17
Friday, 9 November 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
As the living members of Christ’s body we are called to a generosity of spirit that is beyond our imagining
Friday, 9 November 2012
The word this week
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
Faith, however frail, enables the Father to create our hearts anew
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The word this week
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28-34
Daily readings: November 4 – 10
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The saint whose death was followed by five centuries of oblivion
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Saint of the week
St Leonard (November 6) began to gain renown in the 12th century after a prince attributed his release from a Muslim prison to the saint’s intercession
Jeremiah’s expression of hope in adversity is a wonderful summons to the Year of Faith
Friday, 26 October 2012
The word this week
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
Daily readings: October 28 – November 3
Friday, 26 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Daily readings: October 21 – 27
Friday, 19 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
We speak so easily of humble service yet continue to trip over our pride
Friday, 19 October 2012
The word this week
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
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