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, 2025
The following praise for Fr Willie appeared in the Glasgow Weekly News on 1 September 1917. It was written by a Belfast …
September 1, 2025
Reasons why our Communions and Masses do not make us Saints. 1. Want of preparation, through sloth, carelessness, or absorption in other …
September 1, 2025
By entering religion and taking my vows I have given myself over absolutely to God and His service. He, therefore, has a …
August 31, 2025
Why are we not saints? Want of courage and want of patience. We give up, we have not the strength of will …
August 30, 2025
There is one thing we need never be afraid of, namely, that the devil will ever tempt us to be humble. He …
August 29, 2025
How many wish to belong entirely to Jesus without reserve or restriction? Most want to serve two masters, to be under two …
August 28, 2025
Don’t be stingy in giving praise, particularly with the young. If in a community there is some sister not as edifying as …
August 27, 2025
If only one could grasp this fact: every tiny thing (aspiration, self-denial etc) makes us holier than we were. Just think of …
August 26, 2025
I am truly glad you are looking to the perfection of your daily actions; it is the simplest, yet perhaps hardest, way …
August 25, 2025