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We are accustomed to ask God for many favours but how often do we remember to thank him for the gifts he has given us? Are we perhaps like the nine lepers who were healed but did not return to thank Jesus? In this meditation we consider: How much Jesus appreciates that the Samaritan leper […]

In 1883, Pope Leo XIII declared October the month of the Rosary. The Holy Rosary is a traditional prayer, going back at least a thousand years. It is a prayer we should say often and well. In this meditation we consider: How the Rosary came to be The recommendation of the Rosary by popes and saints Why […]

One of the great treasures of the Church, one which at the same time is sadly little used, is the sacrament of Penance, given to the Church by Christ on the very evening of his Resurrection. In this meditation we consider: The mercy of God as seen in the parable of the Prodigal Son Christ’s […]

Christ gave us a new commandment to love one another as he has loved us. It is not always easy to do this but it is very important to try, so that we spread the love of Christ in the world. In this meditation we consider various ways we can do this: Spirit of service […]

We have only one life to live and we must not waste it. It is important to make good use of the time God has given us so that we achieve what he is asking of us and we store up a great treasure in heaven. In this meditation we consider: Jesus’ own example of being […]

God is calling all of us to “go out and bear fruit”, to bring the truth and love of Christ into the world. In a word, to change the world for the better. But it is not easy. It is hard enough to change ourselves. For this reason we need the virtue of fortitude, which […]

With marriage under attack in many ways, in this meditation we consider: God’s plan for marriage The importance of marriage and the family for society Eros and agape, the two principal forms of love The call to holiness in marriage Ways of growing in love

As we celebrate again the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Eucharistic feast of the Body and  Blood of Christ, we do our prayer in this meditation on the origin of the feast in the thirteenth century and its meaning for us today, helping us to grow in love for Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. […]

In the “Hail, Holy Queen” we call Mary “our hope”. She is truly our hope, all powerful in interceding before God for our intentions. In this meditation we consider how: Mary shows her powerful intercessory role at the wedding feast of Cana She is an example of hope in her own life She has changed […]

The cross, in the sense of the trials and sufferings that life brings, is part and parcel of everyone’s life. But what many don’t realise is that these crosses can have great spiritual and human value if we accept them in the right spirit and learn to love them. In this meditation we consider how: […]