Surely, my child, you are not surprised to find that you have broken your resolution, or rather, that the devil has gained …
Self-conquest
March 1, 2014
Abbot Wilfrid Upson OSB The merit of living under religious rule may be gathered from the difficulty of always and faithfully …
February 28, 2014
As regards confession it would be much better to confine yourself to the accusation of, say, three faults, and turn the whole …
February 22, 2014
I am convinced that generally we reach sanctity of life only through a long series of falls from which we get up. …
February 20, 2014
We should call a man a fool who wasted his wealth warming himself before a fire made of banknotes. Do we act …
February 16, 2014
St Claude de la Colombiere I have gone through a great deal of desolation, discouragement, fear and dread of my proposed …
February 15, 2014
Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, I …
February 11, 2014
Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …
February 9, 2014
Don’t be one of those who give God everything but one little corner of their heart on which they put up …
February 8, 2014
St Agatha I was meditating on my desire to die a martyr’s death for Jesus, and then asked myself if I …
February 5, 2014