A want of will is the chief obstacle to our becoming saints. We are not holy because we do not really wish …
Self-conquest
December 17, 2016
I believe strongly in corporal penance as a means to the end. But a denial of your own will often costs more …
December 7, 2016
The great light of this retreat, clear and persistent, has been that God has chosen me, in His great love and through …
December 1, 2016
Will it be any help to you to learn that I know many who suffer as you do? Hence I can perfectly …
November 30, 2016
St Francis Xavier Vince teipsum (Conquer yourself). This is the secret of the Exercises. “I learnt no other lesson from my master …
November 26, 2016
Do not try to run till you can walk well. Draw up a list of certain little sacrifices which you feel God …
November 22, 2016
Fr Doyle struggled to give up butter on his bread at breakfast Your desire for penance is an excellent sign…But have a …
November 18, 2016
I was greatly struck and helped yesterday by these words of the Imitation (of Christ): My child: let me do with you …
November 3, 2016
On October 13 (see here) we looked at Fr Doyle’s resolution to submit his will to that of his servant (Fr Doyle had the rank …
October 26, 2016
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2016