How little I think of committing venial sin, and how soon I forget I have done so! Yet God hates nothing more …
Virtues
September 6, 2016
The following praise for Fr Doyle appeared in the Glasgow Weekly News on this day in 1917. It was written by a …
September 1, 2016
By entering religion and taking my vows I have given myself over absolutely to God and His service. He, therefore, has a …
August 31, 2016
Why are we not saints? Want of courage and want of patience. We give up, we have not the strength of will …
August 30, 2016
The beheading of St John the Baptist There is one thing we need never be afraid of, namely, that the devil will …
August 29, 2016
St Augustine How many wish to belong entirely to Jesus without reserve or restriction? Most want to serve two masters, to be …
August 28, 2016
St Monica Don’t be stingy in giving praise, particularly with the young. If in a community there is some sister not as …
August 27, 2016
I am truly glad you are looking to the perfection of your daily actions; it is the simplest, yet perhaps hardest, way …
August 25, 2016
All these trials, snubs, unpleasantnesses, etc., do not come to you by chance, they are precious jewels from the hand of God, …
August 24, 2016
St Pius X There are two patron saints to whom I have a tremendous devotion: a sheet of paper and a lead pencil. …
August 21, 2016