If one of two has to suffer, why shouldn’t you be the one? Always choose the worst and hardest. Do not try …
Self-conquest
April 4, 2016
There are two entries that I can find in Fr Doyle’s diaries relating to March 21, both of which refer to his …
March 21, 2016
Surely, my child, you are not surprised to find that you have broken your resolution, or rather, that the devil has gained …
March 1, 2016
Blessed Marie de Jésus Deluil Martiny Over and over again I asked myself, when reading that book, was it not strange that …
February 27, 2016
What I intended to imply was that I thought God had special designs on your soul and very great graces in store …
February 13, 2016
Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, I …
February 11, 2016
What is it to be a saint? Does it mean that we must macerate this flesh of ours with cruel austerities, …
February 10, 2016
Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …
February 9, 2016
Don’t be one of those who give God everything but one little corner of their heart on which they put up …
February 8, 2016
St Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church It seems to me that the best and most practical resolution I can make …
February 3, 2016