O God, who in your wondrous providence chose your servant Pope Francis to preside over your Church, grant, we pray, that, having …
Prayer
April 21, 2025
A habit of ejaculatory prayer is a sign of nearness to God, for our own holiness will be in proportion to our …
February 25, 2025
How often have we murmured against the good God because He has refused our petitions or frustrated our plans. Can we look …
February 24, 2025
The effect of fervour may be likened to that of fire on water. When cold, water is motionless and chills all that …
February 12, 2025
You seem to be a little troubled at finding yourself cold at prayer and as if our Lord had abandoned you. Were …
February 10, 2025
Some of Fr Willie’s favourite aspirations: l. My Crucified Jesus, help me to crucify myself. 2. Lord, teach me how to pray …
February 7, 2025
As to any practice of piety there is a double danger: recommending it as infallible, or condemning it as useless. I always …
January 28, 2025
There is nothing better than the practice of aspirations, steadily growing in number. Keep a little book and enter them once a …
January 24, 2025
You certainly put your finger on the weak spot in most priestly lives – the want of prayer. The connection between prayer …
November 14, 2024
Today, the Feast of all the Saints of the Society, while praying in the Chapel at Donnybrook (Poor Clares), our Lord seemed …
November 5, 2024