Tim Byron SJ, Senior Chaplain at the Manchester Universities' Catholic Chaplaincy, offers tips to combat exam stress and reminds us of Christ's suffering at Gethsemane.
Paul O'Reilly Sj contemplates St Patrick and the three sons of the king of Tara, to try and help us make sense of this Sunday's feast of the most Holy Trinity.
Most people think that the concept of God should be easy and that religion ought to be readily accessible to anybody. But in fact, it is hard to think about God. Many find this puzzling.
On the occasion of the 350th anniversary since his death, here a brief note about Fr Ferdinand Poulton SJ, born in 1605. Sent to the English Mission in 1640, he worked zealously in the Lancashire Disctrict until he died in 1666 administering to the plague-stricken.
Jesus does not preach lower taxes, better schools, more health centres, more Police or a stronger army - he asks Repentance for the forgiveness of Sins.
In this month of May we’re asked to pray with Pope Francis for respect for women: that in every country of the world, women may be honoured and respected, and that their essential contribution to society may be highly esteemed. The pope’s Evangelisation Intention concerns the Holy Rosary: that families, communities and groups may pray the Holy Rosary for evangelisation and peace.
