Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (April 7) was the founder of the Institute for the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Spiritual Life
The saint who showed a revolutionary fervour for educating the poor
Saint of the week
The saint who wrote The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Saint of the week
St John of Climacus (March 20) was responsible for one of the most important devotional texts of the Middle Ages
During Lent we go beyond regret for the past
The word this week
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Jos 5:9A, 10-12; Ps 34; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (Year C)
Daily readings: March 10 – 16
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
As soon as we take a relationship for granted the capacity for love begins to die within us
The word this week
The Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 3:1-8A, 13-15; Ps 103; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 (Year C)
Daily readings: March 3 – 9
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Daily readings: February 24 – March 2
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The first step of Lent is one which all resolutions should be based on
The word this week
Second Sunday of Lent: Gen 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27; Phil 3:17 – 4:1 or 3:20 – 4:1; Lk 9:28-36 (Year C)
The saint who would interrupt Mass with a public confession of her wickedness
Saint of the week
St Margaret of Cortona (February 22) lived as a mistress to a nobleman for nine years
Let us not underestimate the struggle of Lent
The word this week
First Sunday of Lent: Deut 26:4-10; Ps 91; Rm 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 (Year C)















This Pentecost remember the Pope in your prayers and Malta’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith