They entered the house of Simon and Andrew

Mark 1:29-39

As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. ³¹He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.³²

Bring other sheep into the flock

In John's Gospel Jesus says: "I have other sheep too, that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd." I've learned the truth of that statement through personal experience, writes Ron Rolheiser.

The 2012 International Eucharistic Congress

Salt + Light asks Fr Kevin Doran (pictured), Secretary General of the 2012 International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, what the Congress offers Catholics, and also looks back at the last Congress, in Quebec City, for some answers.

Alain de Botton on atheism and religion

He has enjoyed a stellar literary career, with books such as How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), The Consolations of Philosophy (2000),  The Art of Travel (2002), and Status Anxiety (2004) making him as fixture at writers’ festivals around the globe. And now Alain de Botton has trained his cultivated mind on the question of religion, and finds much to admire. But has he gone too far?