Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Form
Spiritual Life
The first step on the path to renewal
Friday, 25 January 2013
The word this week
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Cor 12:12-30; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21
The persecutor of Christians whose life was changed by a vision
Friday, 25 January 2013
Saint of the week
St Paul (January 25) made havoc for the Church until his journey to Damascus
The Sister who cared for lepers after a request from a king
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
The week ahead
St Marianne Cope (January 23) insisted on the highest standards of hygiene and on patients’ rights
The Year of Faith is, above all else, a call to be created anew in the love of God
Friday, 18 January 2013
The week ahead
Second Sunday of the Year: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11
Daily readings: January 20 – 26
Friday, 18 January 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The priest who turned a dilapidated old pub into a seminary amid persecution from Bismarck
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Saint of the week
St Arnold Janssen (January 15) has inspired thousands of missionaries
Daily readings: January 13 – 19
Friday, 11 January 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The scriptures that provide a sure foundation for the year ahead
Friday, 11 January 2013
The word this week
The Baptism of the Lord: Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29; Acts 10: 34-38; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
The lady so ascetic she never took a bath unless she was dangerously ill
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Saint of the week
St Paula (January 5), a woman of high birth, indulged in every luxury until she became a widow at 32
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