Edith Stein, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was killed in Auschwitz
Spiritual Life
Daily readings: August 8 – August 14
Friday, 6 August 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Jesus recognised humanity’s fundamental insecurity
Friday, 6 August 2010
The word this week
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year
Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2 & 8-19; Luke 12:32-48
Daily readings: August 1 – August 7
Thursday, 29 July 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Benedictine monk who unified Britain’s monasteries
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Saint of the week
Aethelwold (c 904-984) was a great scholar and a ruthless propagator of monasticism in Britain
Jesus was relentless in his condemnation of wealth
Thursday, 29 July 2010
The word this week
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year
Eccl 1:2 & 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5 & 9-11; Luke 12:31-21
The apostle whom Jesus called ‘a son of thunder’
Friday, 23 July 2010
Saint of the week
St James the Great (July 25) was beheaded on the orders of Herod Agrippa at about 44 AD
Knocking on the door of God’s presence
Friday, 23 July 2010
The word this week
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year: Gen 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13
Daily readings: July 25 – July 31
Thursday, 22 July 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The martyr whom King Charles II did nothing to help
Friday, 16 July 2010
Saint of the week
St John Plessington (July 19), a Catholic priest, was hanged, drawn and quartered in 1679
Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips