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Many people these days wonder whether there is such a thing as objective truth: about God, life after death or morality. In this meditation we pray for the grace to discover the truth and to live in accordance with it, so that we may know ourselves and God and be with him forever in heaven.

Recent Popes have been calling on the Church to carry out the new evangelisation – the passing on of the love and truth of Jesus Christ to the world. But in order to share our faith with others we must first know it and put it into practice. In this meditation we consider how we […]

We all have a daily plan for looking after our body, including regular times for eating, sleeping, exercise, entertainment, etc. But we should also have a daily plan to look after our soul. In this meditation we consider the importance of having such a plan and how we might go about making it and living […]

In the busyness of everyday life we tend to forget why we are here and where we are going. In this meditation we come back to reality to consider our final destination, eternal life with God in heaven, what heaven will be like, and what we need to do to get there.

St Josemaria called the Holy Spirit “the great unknown” because so few are aware of his many roles in our life. In this meditation we consider some of these roles and we are encouraged to develop friendship with and devotion to the Holy Spirit.

Everyone has to struggle to live chastity, whether in the married or the single state. In this meditation we consider the importance of this virtue and how to live it better, so that we can be beacons of light to our generation.    

St John begins his description of the Last Supper and the Passion of Christ saying, “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” In this meditation we consider Christ’s love for us, shown by his institution of the Eucharist and the sacrament of Penance, and especially by his […]

Just as in human relationships spending time together in conversation is essential, so in our relationship with God we need to spend time conversing with him in prayer. We want to be souls of prayer but we may not realise how important it is or we may not know how to go about it. In […]

St Joseph, husband of Mary and guardian of the Holy Family is a man of many virtues. In this meditation we consider some of them with the aim of striving to imitate St Joseph and to grow in devotion to him.Filed under: Meditations Tagged: Catholic, chastity, docility, hard work, humility, industriousness, Meditation, podcast, Pope Francis, […]

Lent for some is a season of sombre self-denial to which they do not look forward. In this meditation we consider how Lent can be a time of real renewal and spiritual joy, looking at various ways we can live the three aspects of prayer, fasting and almsgiving so as to derive the maximum benefit from […]