Today we start Fr Doyle’s reflections on the second week of the Spiritual Exercises. This part of the Exercises begins with a …
Saints
October 19, 2012
St Margaret Mary Alacoque Meditating on the Particular Judgement, God gave me great light. I realised that I should have to give …
October 16, 2012
St Teresa’s pillow – a block of wood. The life of St. Teresa teaches us that we should never despair of …
October 15, 2012
We continue with the meditations of the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises, and in particular with the meditation on Hell. …
October 13, 2012
Solid virtue is so called because it is formed by amassing together a facility in repeated acts. Hence the practice of any …
October 8, 2012
Do I ever say, when an occasion of denying myself comes, “It’s too hard, I am no saint?” Might it not be …
October 5, 2012
St Francis of Assisi In the end what once caused us pain and tears becomes the source of great interior joy, since …
October 4, 2012
Blessed Columba Marmion I cannot deny that I love Jesus, love Him passionately, love Him with every fibre of my heart. He …
October 3, 2012
A little child is born into this world and as it opens its eyes for the first time to God’s blessed …
October 2, 2012
St Jerome, Father and Doctor of the Church Don’t dwell on what you have not done, for I think that want of …
September 30, 2012