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July 14, 2017 Sorrow for our sins
When on Good Friday Jesus looked at Peter after his three denials, Peter went out and wept bitterly. We too have offended Christ by our sins and we can learn from Peter to be sorry for them. In this meditation we consider: The value of contemplating Jesus’ sorrowful face in order to be moved to […]
31 min
July 14, 2017 Sorrow for our sins
When on Good Friday Jesus looked at Peter after his three denials, Peter went out and wept bitterly. We too have offended Christ by our sins and we can learn from Peter to be sorry for them. In this meditation we consider: The value of contemplating Jesus’ sorrowful face in order to be moved to […]
31 min
July 03, 2017 Children of a loving Father
One of the most beautiful truths of our faith is that God is our loving Father. In this meditation we consider seven consequences of this reality: God has a purpose for each one of us God loves us and we should love him in return We should talk with our Father in prayer God respects […]
32 min
July 03, 2017 Children of a loving Father
One of the most beautiful truths of our faith is that God is our loving Father. In this meditation we consider seven consequences of this reality: God has a purpose for each one of us God loves us and we should love him in return We should talk with our Father in prayer God respects […]
32 min
June 18, 2017 Knowing how to love
St Josemaria Escriva called himself a man who knew how to love. Indeed, his great love for God overflowed into love for his fellow man. We should all be people who know how to love. In this meditation we pray about how: We are all called to love God because he loved us […]
29 min
June 18, 2017 Knowing how to love
St Josemaria Escriva called himself a man who knew how to love. Indeed, his great love for God overflowed into love for his fellow man. We should all be people who know how to love. In this meditation we pray about how: We are all called to love God because he loved us […]
29 min
June 08, 2017 The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
When we were baptised we received along with sanctifying grace and the infused virtues the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Few people truly understand the important role of the Gifts in the spiritual life. In this meditation we consider: The announcement of the gifts in the prophecy of Isaiah The nature of the […]
30 min
June 08, 2017 The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
When we were baptised we received along with sanctifying grace and the infused virtues the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Few people truly understand the important role of the Gifts in the spiritual life. In this meditation we consider: The announcement of the gifts in the prophecy of Isaiah The nature of the […]
30 min
May 23, 2017 Messages from Fatima
On 13 May 2017 the Church celebrated the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady to three young children in Fatima, Portugal. In those apparitions Our Lady gave the world important messages, which are as relevant today as they were in 1917. In this meditation we consider some of these messages in order […]
30 min
May 11, 2017 Mary our Mother
As he came to the end of his life on the cross, Jesus entrusted St John, and all of us, into the care of his Mother Mary. Our Lady looks after us and is truly our Mother. In this meditation we consider how: In giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem Mary became the […]
31 min