Remember the devil is a bad spiritual director, and you may always recognise his apparently good suggestions by the disturbances they cause …
Virtues
November 21, 2025
“My yoke is sweet” (Matthew 11. 30). The service of God, the whole-hearted generous service of God, is full of a sweetness …
November 20, 2025
Meditating on the Particular Judgement, God gave me great light. I realised that I should have to give an exact account of …
November 17, 2025
Holiness and perfection depend on yourself, not on the actions of others. COMMENT: How easy it is for us to blame others, …
November 16, 2025
At the close of the retreat my soul is full of many emotions. God has been more than good to me, has …
November 13, 2025
The reason I find it so hard to love God, why I have so little affection for Him, is because of my …
November 10, 2025
Our Lord is displeased only when He sees no attempt made to get rid of imperfections which, when deliberate, clog the soul …
November 9, 2025
The Fruit of the Third Week The thought that Jesus has suffered so much for me to atone for my sins and …
November 8, 2025
All my life my study has been to avoid suffering as much as possible, to make my life a comfortable one How …
November 4, 2025
I was greatly struck and helped yesterday by these words of the Imitation (of Christ): My child: let me do with you …
November 3, 2025