Liturgical Index
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year
In the Gospel today we are given the first part of a very harsh
polemic which Jesus delivered against the scribes and Pharisees. Jesus's
language... more »
As a student friar one of my jobs was being the sacristan. One summer I returned from a month-long pastoral placement to find the sacristy a complete... more »
Great preacher though he was, St Paul did not give up his day job -- at least that is his claim. And it is a claim he is proud of:You remember how... more »
The Shema is the great prayer that resounds through sacred Scripture and bears witness to the unity and transcendence of God. “Hear, O Israel:... more »
One morning in our Priory of Holy Cross in Leicester, I was cleaning my teeth in preparation for Morning Prayer, which is very important when you... more »
There is often something essential about seeing, times when hearing by itself won't do. When I was a little boy the Queen was driven through our... more »
Cycle: C - 4th November 2007: Real Pleasures
I was travelling on the Tube today, and following the great tradition of reading someone else's newspaper. The words GUILTY PLEASURES, the title of... more »
I don't know what it's like elsewhere in the world but here in sunny Scotland our television news bulletins have daily coverage of a certain... more »
There is something of the improbable about this little man who runs on ahead and climbs a tree in order that he might see Jesus. St Luke tells us... more »
