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Martyrdom is now an ambiguous and misunderstood phenomenon. If it simply means 'dying for what you believe', what makes

Third Sunday of EasterReadings: Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19Courage speaks for itself. This

‘Can I have your neckties…?’ This was my reaction when my father told me that he was to train

There are three senses in which God may be said to be 'Father', each one revealing a deeper reality of

The profession of faith in one God – that God is unique and there is no other – stands not

Second Sunday of EasterReadings: Acts of the Apostles 5:12-16; Psalm 117(118):2-4,22-27; Revelation 1:9-13,17-19; John 20:19-31This is one of the most

The Creed is a lovesong. In it we praise the one we love for his qualities and for the things

In the early Church catechumens received instruction about their faith both before and after baptism. During Lent they were prepared

Here are some photographs of our Easter liturgies. The Paschal candle, painted by Br Thomas Skeats OP, the sacristan. The Easter fire

Many of our readers will be familiar with the Exsultet, the great hymn of praise to the paschal candle, as

EASTER SUNDAYReadings: Acts 10:34,37-43; Psalm 117; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9 What are we celebrating on Easter day?

Holy SaturdayHoly Saturday is the great, the supreme, solitude. Everything is empty. There is no meaning. Nothing makes sense. God