Monday, 4 November 2013

Prayers Needed

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Dear Readers, No details yet, but please pray for me. My foot is very bad and it is painful to walk at all. I have been taking paracetamol...

On God Disciplining His People

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St Oliver Plunkett A reader wrote this and it deserves a post. I am deep into reading Pascendi right now and am astounded. That ency...

Feast of St. Charles Borromeo

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Today's saint is important to me as we have generations of men named Charles in our family. This custom comes from the Czech side. St. C...

Mercy and Justice Misunderstood

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People, even Catholics, do not understand mercy or justice. Most people think that mercy is overlooking faults or even brushing these aw...
Sunday, 3 November 2013

On The Desert God

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Psalm 28 Douay-Rheims  28  A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring t...

An Unexpected Treat

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I popped into Stella Maris Church this morning for Sunday Mass as I did not want to make the trip to the Co-Cathedral, which is my favorite...

Second Poem Revealing The Dark Night

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http://www.ccel.org/n/newman/gerontius/gerontius.htm   a beautiful poem about a soul in purgatory and one which reveals a personal experi...

One of Two Poems Revealing A Dark Night

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 by Bl. John Henry Newman Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise, In all his words most wonderful, Most...

On The Friendship of The Saints

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I like St. Martin de Porres, a lay brother of the Dominicans, who, like St. Francis, had the ability to talk to the animals, and these lis...
Saturday, 2 November 2013

Sometimes, do we not feel very small in a big world?

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Me on the steps of the little church in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. Sadly, the church was locked when I got there, (not today). I shall h...

I love London in the rain, but not Malta in the rain...

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I am in Malta for one more week and the weather forecast is dire...four more days of rain. Rain here is heavy, with lightning and thunder. T...

Pray for one of these poor souls today, please

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/child-survivor-sahara-tragedy-bury-2667043#.UnRO47az2zM.twitter

Keeping the Goal in Mind in The Dark Night

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Before I move on to more on the Dark Night of the Senses and Spirit, I shall share a positive goal, which many need to remember when going t...

On The Dark Night Again....series continued on purgatory

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The passive purgation of the soul is just that-passive. One is not in charge and one does not direct one's own path. Let me compare t...

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What is detachment from venial sin?

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In my long perfection series based on Garrigou-Lagrange and on the great Doctors of the Church, I have referred to the need for perfection...

Praying for The Dead

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Many people are confused on the meaning and value of praying for those who have died. We can pray for anyone who has died. We should es...