Fourth Sunday of the Year: Zephaniah 2:3 & 3:12-13; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12
Spiritual Life
The saint who gave advice on dancing and flirting
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Saint of the week
St François de Sales (January 24) said he did not necessarily disapprove of ‘games, balls and pageants’
Daily readings: January 23 – 29
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Repentance is required to journey from darkness into light
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The word this week
Third Sunday of the Year: Is 8:23-9:3; 1 Cor 1:10-13; Mt 4:12-23
The hermit who lived for 15 years in a tomb
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Saint of the week
St Anthony of Egypt (January 17) inspired a new ideal by seeking spiritual growth in the desert
Daily readings: January 16 – 22
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Sin dissipates the joy for which we were created
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The word this week
Second Sunday of the Year: Is 49:5-6; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34
The nobleman who bore paralysis with great cheerfulness
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Saint of the week
St Benedict Biscop (January 12) travelled extensively, and was thus able to introduce the practices of Roman and Frankish Christianity into Northumberland
Daily readings: January 9 – 15
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
In Christ we became the beloved of the Father
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
The word this week
The Baptism of the Lord: Is 42: 1-4 & 6-7; Acts 10: 34-38; Mt 3: 13-17
Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips