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A Set of Doctrines
I recently read a post on social media which disturbed me. The writer was responding - critically and, I felt, with more than a hint of arrogance - to something someone else had...
The Lady’s Day
"By Her complete adherence to the Father's will, to His Son's redemptive work, and to every promptingof the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of faith and...
A Troubled Heart
Recently I spoke with a friend I have not seen in a few years. She's a lovely woman and from a very strong Catholic family - some of her sisters are nuns and some of her brothers...
A Friday Pause
While the whole of Lent leads us toward the events of Good Friday and all that will follow, the Fridays of Lent are a special day of reflection upon the Passion and Death of the...
A Mother’s Consolation
No-one consoles us as well as a mother does, as every child knows. And for the Christian, none consoles us as perfectly as the Blessed Virgin Mary does. Indeed, one of Her...
Living Lent At Home
"I offer this simple book as an aid to prayer in the journey through Lent.. ..let us accompany each other with prayer." - Father Michael Kane, Parish Priest, Saint Augustine's...
The Saints of Fatima
Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto are the youngest children declared Saints by the Catholic Church, without having been martyred. This brother and sister were two of the three...
Fall, Fail, Hope
The season of Lent generally begins with a great sense of spiritual expectation. We have probably considered what we are going to 'do' for Lent and our hopes are high. At that...
Lenten Tips
PRAYER Ask the Blessed Virgin to help you to pray. She is the Spouse of the Holy Spirit and will obtain from Him that grace. Be mindful that the soul needs prayer as the body...
An Extended Lent
The penitential season of Lent begins today. As Catholics, we are called to fast, to pray and to give alms - all with the intention of repenting for our sins and turning back to...
Miserere
'Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness. In Your compassion, blot out my offence. O wash me more and more from my guilt And cleanse me from my sin.' - Psalm 51 The prayer of...
Mercy Through Prayer
Often, we may read something on the news, or hear something from someone, which touches our heart and instills within us a desire to help; we might become aware of the suffering...
Our Lady’s Confidante
It’s easy to assume that Bernadette Soubirous was declared a Saint because she saw Our Lady; the reality, however, is somewhat different. Her real path to sanctity began after she left Lourdes.
The Lady of the Niche
Each year on 11th February, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. This lovely feast recalls the eighteen appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint...
Good In All Things
As human beings, it can be very tempting to look at our lives and our situations and to indulge ourselves in a degree of melancholy and wool-gathering. And we may well have good...
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