St Edmund Rich (November 16) had trouble, though, as Archbishop of Canterbury
Spiritual Life
The scholar so committed to poverty he threw money out of the window
Friday, 16 November 2012
Saint of the week
The Austrian ruler who used his power to advance peace and virtue
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Saint of the week
St Leopold of Austria (November 15) was accorded the title Leopold the Good by his people and reigned for 40 years
Daily readings: November 11 – 17
Friday, 9 November 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
As the living members of Christ’s body we are called to a generosity of spirit that is beyond our imagining
Friday, 9 November 2012
The word this week
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
Faith, however frail, enables the Father to create our hearts anew
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The word this week
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28-34
Daily readings: November 4 – 10
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The saint whose death was followed by five centuries of oblivion
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Saint of the week
St Leonard (November 6) began to gain renown in the 12th century after a prince attributed his release from a Muslim prison to the saint’s intercession
Jeremiah’s expression of hope in adversity is a wonderful summons to the Year of Faith
Friday, 26 October 2012
The word this week
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
Daily readings: October 28 – November 3
Friday, 26 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Daily readings: October 21 – 27
Friday, 19 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith