A want of will is the chief obstacle to our becoming saints. We are not holy because we do not really wish …
Virtues
December 17, 2015
St Laurence, who joked “turn me over, I’m done on this side” while being burned Avoid worry, anxiety, uneasiness about anything. “The …
December 16, 2015
God has many gifts to bestow upon us, but none more precious than time. Yet how we abuse this royal gift! How …
December 15, 2015
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on this day in 1916: Since I became chaplain I have grown very lazy …
December 13, 2015
If there is any certain mark of the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in the soul, if there is any visible …
December 13, 2015
St Maravillas of Jesus I want to be generous with God and to refuse Him nothing. I do not want to say, …
December 11, 2015
“Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to Him.” (Psalm 106: 21). Jesus during His mortal life practised many virtues; …
December 8, 2015
I want you to make a greater effort to see the hand of God in everything that happens, and then to force …
December 7, 2015
He has been tugging at my heart for so many years, urging me in so many ways to give myself wholly to …
December 6, 2015
You must trust entirely in our Lord. He alone can help you. Give God His time. Be generous with Him and He …
December 5, 2015