St Romuald was born at Ravenna, Italy in 951 AD. Born to an aristocratic family, Romuald grew up with riches and was known to have a wild youth. Devotion to prayer or the call to holy Life was never taught or spoken of within the family setting. U...
by Fr Nicholas Schofield
I recently attended a memorial service at the London church of St Giles-in-the-Fields, just off Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. It was, I thought, an appropriate location for such an event, for the deceased g...
Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific Ocean, including Australia and New Zealand.
St Peter Chanel is the Protomartyr (first martyr) of Oceania. The story of his martyrdom converted the whol...
My brothers, Anuranjan and Thayriam, the Holy Spirit has led you to this day when you will commit yourselves to the service of the diaconate in the Church. Guided by the hand of the Lord and his grace, and assisted by the Society of Jesus, you now...
At the airport: Sixty-nine years ago on this day I was baptised, and I have felt like a pilgrim all my life. Today's journey is something new and different. Is it a new call, a new adventure into the heart of God?
This morning I woke up and l...