Authentic Devotion
For all who profess a devotion to the Mother of God, it is a salutary - in fact, a necessary -...
Bartolo and the Devil
A year or two back, Pope Francis asked the Church to pray the prayer to Saint Michael for the...
You Have Seen Hell
“You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go.To save them, God wishes to establish in...
The Secret of the Rosary
"Say the Rosary often with faith, humility, confidence and perseverance." - St Louis Marie de...
The Light of the Rosary
"Confidently take up the Rosary once again. Rediscover the Rosary in the light of Scripture, in...
The Power of Intercession
We often forget just how very powerful the prayer of intercession can be. And we are not alone in...
Give It All To Mary
Image: (C) Fr Hugh Gillespie SMMOur recent Holy Fathers have set us a very good and...
Our Spiritual Models
“We are all called to be holy by living our lives with loveand by bearing witness in everything we...
A Rosary For Priests
“This sacrament (of Holy Orders) configures the recipient to Christ by a special grace of the Holy...
Our Spiritual Measure
We all like to believe that we are 'good Christians', that we are walking upon the right path -...
Mother of the Redeemer
In our quest to deepen our understanding of our Catholic faith, we very often look at books and...
Catholic Tenacity
Awake very early this morning, I looked out of the window and saw a fox in the front garden,...
Different Gifts
Reading anything much at all in the Catholic sphere or on social media, it very quickly becomes...
Faustina and the Angels
“September 29. On the feast of St Michael the Archangel, I saw by my side that great Leader, who...
The Litanies
There is something both ancient and very beautiful about Catholic litanies. The word 'litany'...
Catholic Angst
For much of the time, 'being Catholic' isn't really an issue for me, at least in this part of the...
Saturday Memoria
One of the beautiful options offered in the Liturgy of the Hours is the choice of celebrating a...
The First Stone
Traditionally, the Church associates Fridays with penance. The prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours...
Prayer of Intercession
"Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did."Catechism, para.2634...
The Joy of Creation
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth..God looked at everything He had made,...
Show Us Your Mercy
There was a beautiful line in the psalms at Morning Prayer today, which has remained with...
Spiritual Reading
“Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book”(Saint John Bosco)...
Devotion To The Rosary
The Rosary has, I think, really always been present in my life. I was first given Rosary beads on...
Maintaining The Faith
In March last year I had written about ‘Grace In Time Of Trial’ - changes were beginning to take...
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Faithful and submissive to the Holy Father and to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church
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