Lockdown has kept us all at home over the last year, which means that many people have had more time to read and have found solace in the written word. For World Book Day (4 March 2021), we asked some friends of Thinking Faith to tell us which texts have captured their locked-down imaginations. Enjoy browsing our lockdown library!
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined his Budget, and this article from Patrick Riordan SJ makes interesting reading in its light. Where will the money come from to pay for the UK government's spending to manage the fallout from Covid-19? Answering that question in a way that ensures the common good is served is a complicated matter. Read >>
Spotlight on Scripture: weekend readings
Thursday 4 March: The parable of the rich man and Lazarus shows how religious words on their own are not enough. Read >>
Friday 5 March: The parable of the wicked tenants is an example of the gospel writers portraying the crucifixion as the peak of human rejection of and hostility towards God. Read >>
Friday 5 & Saturday 6 March: The relationship between Joseph and his brothers, which we hear about on 5 March, is one of the fraternal relationships described in Genesis that give us a lens through which to read the parable of the Prodigal Son, which we hear on 6 March. Read >>
A new online exhibition from the Jesuits in Britain Archives and Stonyhurst College Collections showcases relics of some of the English and Welsh Reformation Martyrs held in the British Jesuit Province collection. Visit the exhibition >>
