St Francis Xavier Vince teipsum – conquer yourself. This is the secret of the Spiritual Exercises. “I learnt no other lesson from …
Self-conquest
March 12, 2015
Towards the end of the retreat a light came to me that, now that I have given Jesus all the sacrifices I …
March 11, 2015
Martyrs of Sebaste During the winter I have done a penance which I shrink from and dread in a way which I …
March 10, 2015
A fierce temptation during Mass and thanksgiving to break my resolution and indulge my appetite at breakfast…Jesus urged me to pray …
February 22, 2015
I am convinced that generally we reach sanctity of life only through a long series of falls from which we get up. …
February 20, 2015
What is it to be a saint? Does it mean that we must macerate this flesh of ours with cruel …
February 18, 2015
We should call a man a fool who wasted his wealth warming himself before a fire made of banknotes. Do we act …
February 17, 2015
St Claude de la Colombiere I have gone through a great deal of desolation, discouragement, fear and dread of my proposed vow. …
February 15, 2015
What I intended to imply was that I thought God had special designs on your soul and very great graces in store …
February 13, 2015
Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …
February 9, 2015