“All our days are spent.” (Psalm 89. 9). The hour will come for each of us when we shall echo these …
Virtues
December 31, 2013
Jesus, you know my longing to become a saint. You know how much I thirst to die a martyr. Help me …
December 30, 2013
And you, wives and bread-winners, have you no task within the fold, no little flock to tend and guard? Has not …
December 29, 2013
Today is the feast of the Holy Innocents; those innocent children slaughtered as a result of King Herod’s lust for power …
December 28, 2013
St Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church 21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year …
December 21, 2013
There is no rule for vocations, no age-limit for the Call. Innocence attracts the gaze of God, deep-rooted habits of sin, …
December 20, 2013
Soldiers preparing Christmas dinner at the front Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th …
December 19, 2013
“I have called upon Thee in the day of my trouble” (Psalm 85. 7). Jesus is our comforter. What burden is there …
December 18, 2013
St Laurence, who joked “Turn me over, I’m done on this side” while being burned as a martyr Avoid worry, anxiety, …
December 16, 2013
St John of the Cross Surely you are not right in trying to keep our Lord away from you, or in …
December 14, 2013