Lent

Readings: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15, Psalm 103, 1 Corinthians 10: 1- 6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9 Our second reading from chapter 10 of

Readings: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.A few weeks ago some of the brothers here at Blackfriars gathered around the coffee machine and

‘If they will not listen to Moses or the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise

Today’s readings remind us of two virtues that are at the core of Christian life: justice and humility. The first

Cardinal Hume wrote: 'There is a certain solidarity in sin.' The passion and death of Christ happened as a consequence

Readings: Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18; Psalm 26; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9: 28-36What’s the Transfiguration doing here in Lent? In today’s

Readings: Matthew 5:43-48. One common reading of Christ’s relationship to the Pharisees runs like this: the Pharisees were legalistic, bound to

The English Dominican Victor White OP  used to maintain that people generally find prayer difficult when they pray for the

The tone of today’s Gospel is decidedly sharp. We encounter Jesus amongst a growing crowd who, despite all the signs

Today’s gospel brings intimacy into our Lenten season’s prayerful aspect. Prayer is one of the three main actions Catholics

Reading: Matthew 21:31-46. Today’s gospel seems to be laden with Lenten messages: a preacher could feast on the themes of

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 90:1-2,10-15, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 I recently read an article about the so-called ‘fasting diet’,