Laetare Sunday
In our Gospels we discover Jesus, God made visible, reaching out especially to the poor, the sick and sinners, embracing them tenderly with love and rejoicing.
Christ, Universal King
This is the gospel image of royalty: the king and the criminal who go together into paradise.
Living each day in God’s presence
If we make a conscious effort to dedicate each day to God, we open the way to experiencing each day as valuable.
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
As we celebrate this feast, we give thanks not just for an ancient building in Rome, but for the living Church of which we are part.
All Saint’s Day
‘To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints’ (Romans 1:7).
The Pharisee and Tax Collector
The opening line of today’s gospel almost invites you to expect a kind of ‘A Pharisee and a Tax Collector walk into a bar’ scenario. This story is usually referred to as the Pharisee and the Tax Collector but it is sometimes called ‘the Pharisee and the Publican’.