Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
Spiritual Life
We speak so easily of humble service yet continue to trip over our pride
Friday, 19 October 2012
The word this week
The aristocrat who died in the Tower after his wife inspired him to become a Catholic
Friday, 19 October 2012
Saint of the week
St Philip Howard (October 19) wrote spiritual works while he was imprisoned
Daily readings: October 14 – 20
Friday, 12 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Faith is the surrender of all that we are to Christ
Friday, 12 October 2012
The word this week
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27
The Borgia who became a Jesuit in secret
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Saint of the week
St Francis Borgia (October 10), cousin of Emperor Charles V, became known as the Jesuits’ ‘second founder’
Daily readings: October 7 – 13
Friday, 5 October 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The Book of Genesis proclaims the equality of the sexes
Friday, 5 October 2012
The word this week
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16
The great Church scholar who lived in a cave for 32 years
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Saint of the week
St Jerome (September 30) had a penchant for sarcasm that created enemies
Daily readings: September 30 – October 6
Friday, 28 September 2012
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
What truly matters is the love that is found in even the smallest of gestures
Friday, 28 September 2012
The word this week
Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year: Nb 11:25-29; Ps 19; Jm 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith