Lent Week 4 Sunday – Christ will give you light
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5-6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 What does it mean to see? In
We Beheld His Glory
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Richard Ounsworth preaches on the difference between fame and glory. One of the most
Lent Week 3 Saturday – Comparing with Others
Readings: Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50; Luke 18:9-14 The parable of the Pharisee and the tax-collector is a wonderful trap. It is
Quodlibet 15 – Can the Church change its teaching?
A friend has asked me a number of times if Popes and Councils can contradict their predecessors, or even verses
Lent Week 3 Friday – You shall love the Lord your God
Readings: Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 80; Mark 12:28-34 Jesus’ summary of the law which we find in today’s Gospel clearly meets with
Catholic Herald Film Poll
Some of the student brothers have commented on the Catholic Herald’s reader poll of the top 100 films. One of
Saints This Month – 5 March St Piran of Cornwall
Saint Piran is the patron saint of Cornwall. Until the English reformation Cornwall was a distinct nation under the Crown
19 March – Sons of St Joseph
Readings: 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Psalm 88; Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 or Luke 2:41-51.I attended
A Link in the Chain
Solemnity of St Joseph. Fr Euan Marley preaches on St Joseph's hope. After walking for four days, my father reached the
Lent Week 3 Wednesday -Keep the Law and Teach it
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9; Psalm 147; Matthew 5:17-19Our Lord and Moses are both very clear: It is not enough to keep
Saints This Month – 2 March St Nicholas Owen
Nicholas Owen was a man of very short stature, possibly suffering from what we would diagnose as skeletal dysplasia or
17 March – Saint Patrick’s Hope
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-9; Psalm 116; Acts 13:46-49; Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 One of the regrettable features of the modern version of the celebration of