What is it to be a saint? Does it mean that we must macerate this flesh of ours with cruel austerities, …
Self-conquest
February 17, 2021
St Claude de la Colombiere I have gone through a great deal of desolation, discouragement, fear and dread of my proposed …
February 15, 2021
Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, …
February 11, 2021
Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …
February 9, 2021
This is my vocation: reparation and penance for the sins of priests; hence the constant urging of our Lord to generosity. COMMENT: …
February 8, 2021
To-day while praying in the Chapel, suddenly it seemed to me as if I were standing before a narrow path all …
February 5, 2021
Reading today of how Luisa de Carvajal made herself the slave of her two maids, the old desire for this kind of …
February 4, 2021
Constant urging of Jesus to do “hard things” for him, things which cost. I shrink from sacrifice, but I know well He …
February 1, 2021
Last night I rose at 1am and went down to the church, renewing before the crucifix my desire and promise absolutely to …
January 27, 2021
Last night I rose at twelve and knelt in the cellar for an hour to suffer from the cold. It was a …
January 22, 2021