Saints

In the Gospel for today’s feast, Jesus puts a stark question to his disciples. It is the same question that

Today we celebrate the memory of two of the Church's heroes, the brothers SS Cyril and Methodius, who along with

In Spe salvi, his recent encyclical letter on hope, Benedict XVI speaks about three people whose lives testify to the

Some years ago John Paul II suggested that St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) could rightly be called ‘doctor of humanity’. He

Readings: Isaiah 4:2-6, Psalm 122, Matthew 8:5-11. Today is the feast of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the Jesuit missionary who preached

St. Rose of Lima was born Isabel de Flores on April 20, 1586 in the city of Lima, Peru. One

Today, the feast of our holy father, St Dominic, we give thanks to God for him and reflect with Fr

Readings: Isaiah 49:1-6; Ps 138:1-3, 13-15 R)v. 14; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66,80Today’s feast gives us an unusual perspective into the

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

Solemnity of St JosephReadings: 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Psalm 88; Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1:6, 18-21, 24 '

Feast of St PatrickReadings: 1 Peter 4:7-11, Ps 95:1-3, 7-8, 10; R) v.3, Luke 5:1-11There are few things more painful

"The Rule of the Friars Preachers. And this is their Rule: to live virtuously, to learn, to teach."These words of