Jesus taught me a simple way today of conquering the temptation to break resolutions. When, for example, I want to take sugar …
Self-conquest
February 22, 2017
We should call a man a fool who wasted his wealth warming himself before a fire made of banknotes. Do we act …
February 16, 2017
What I intended to imply was that I thought God had special designs on your soul and very great graces in store …
February 13, 2017
Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, I …
February 11, 2017
Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …
February 9, 2017
Last night I rose at 1am and went down to the church, renewing before the crucifix my desire and promise absolutely to …
January 27, 2017
Last night I rose at twelve and knelt in the cellar for an hour to suffer from the cold. It was a …
January 22, 2017
I see more and more that self-indulgence even in lawful things brings only unhappiness; and I realise I can never be truly …
January 15, 2017
It seems to me I have failed to keep my resolutions because I have not acted from the motive of the …
January 7, 2017
Feast of Mary, Mother of God A New Year! What visions of almost boundless good, hidden in the fair bosom of the …
January 1, 2017