The reign of the Lord glorified in today’s Psalm is a kingdom of justice for the oppressed. The other readings, too, all focus on God’s loving concern for the poor, the weak and the powerless. In the First Reading, a destitute Gentile widow gives to Elijah all that...

In November, we remember our deceased relatives and friends and pray for all the faithful departed and as it says in the Eucharistic Prayer ‘those whose faith was known to you (God) alone’. The greatest gift we can offer to those who have left us is our assurance that...