Modesty, like so many of the Christian virtues, has been largely disregarded by Western liberal societies. In the latter

At first sight the notion of sobriety as a virtue might seem rather dull, or even worse, puritanical, but St.

Shamefacedness, the state of being ashamed, is not a virtue according to St. Thomas but neither is it a vice,

When we hear the word Vindication, or Vengeance, virtue is probably not the first thing we would think of to

For St. Thomas, adoration is primarily an interior act whereby the human being recognises his nothingness before God, comes to

St. Paul puts goodness, or, as some translations have it, generosity, fifth in his lists of the fruits of the

Of all the charismatic gifts that St. Paul describes, the gift of healing is probably the one which might, at

Readings: Is. 7: 10-14, 8:10; Psalm 40; Heb. 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 We celebrate today one of the greatest feasts of the

Readings: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 103; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Today's gospel, the Prodigal Son, must surely be one of the best

Readings: Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 51; Luke 11:29-32It has often been remarked that the book of Jonah has at least a

“For the form of this world is passing away”, so says St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:31.  Paul was referring,

I have always taken an interest in design.  From a young age I was drawn to consider the abstract form