I find the temptation growing stronger every day to leave aside all work that is not absolutely necessary and to spend the …
Self-conquest
May 12, 2013
I have just returned from a mission. Before going I made up my mind to give up for the week my …
April 23, 2013
St Bernadette Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, …
April 17, 2013
All my life my study has been to avoid suffering as much as possible, to make my life a comfortable …
April 14, 2013
Whenever there is a question of choice, ask yourself, “Which would please God most?”, then, “Which will come hardest to my nature?”. …
April 6, 2013
Saint Peter Weeping in the Presence of the Sorrowful Mother by Guercino, 1647. My denial of Jesus has been baser than …
March 26, 2013
During His Passion our Lord was bound and dragged from place to place. I have hourly opportunities of imitating Him by …
March 25, 2013
St John Vianney Press on bravely and don’t mind the scratches, even when they come from human nails! COMMENT: We must …
March 4, 2013
Surely, my child, you are not surprised to find that you have broken your resolution, or rather, that the devil has gained …
March 1, 2013
I am convinced that generally we reach sanctity of life only through a long series of falls from which we get up. …
February 20, 2013