In him we may recognise who we are called to be
Cardinal Basil Hume, Benedictine Abbot of Ampleforth and Archbishop of Westminster from 1976, has now been dead for 13 years which is long enough to assess his legacy.
Fr David writes
Child amid the mess
As we contemplate the chaos of the Christ child’s birth, so we are reminded of our own God-given lives, so full of outward confusion, yet so rich in God-given worth. A worth no-one can take away from us.
Theology on the Menu
The decision to reintroduce abstinence from meat on Fridays is proving rather controversial.
Feasting and fasting
It was always difficult to take Catholic fasting very seriously in the days when easily the most famous television Catholics were the gastronomic duo the Two Fat Ladies.