St Celestine (May 19) abdicated the chair of St Peter in 1294
Spiritual Life
Daily readings: May 19-25
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The gift of the Holy Spirit is the living heart of faith
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The word this week
Pentecost Sunday, Acts 2: 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7 & 12-13; John 20: 19-23
The 14-year-old beheaded for his faith whose name lives on in north London
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Saint of the week
St Pancras (May 12)
Ascension marks the start of a new, more glorious phase of Christ’s presence with the Church
Friday, 10 May 2013
The word this week
The Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1: 1-11; Ephesians 1: 17-23; Luke 24: 46-53 (Year C)
Daily readings: May 12 – 18
Friday, 10 May 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The saint who inspired an active Christianity
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Saint of the week
St Theodosius of Kiev (May 3) demanded a warm and charitable devotion
Daily readings: May 5-11
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Disputes will inevitably arise in the modern Church. Our differences will never destroy us if we share a humility.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The word this week
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29 (Year C)
The servant-saint who was held up as an example by her masters
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Saint of the week
The body of St Zita (Aprl 27) is paraded through the streets of Lucca every year
The blind pro-life activist who puts Britain’s feminists to shame
By Madeleine Teahan