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Making our whole day a Mass

October 11, 2026

The Mass is the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross made present on the altar. Christ instituted it during the Last Supper, giving the daily Old Testament sacrifices in the Temple their fulfilment and definitive meaning in the Mass. In this…
Sowing with Christ

September 9, 2026

Christ is the sower of divine seeds in souls, and he sows on everyone, because he wants all to be saved. He sows even on the rocky ground of the hard hearted, the atheist, the big sinner, so that they too might one day be converted, as so…
Mary, Ark of the Covenant

August 18, 2026

In the Litany of Loreto we call Our Lady “Ark of the Covenant”. In this meditation we use texts from Scripture to see how Mary truly deserves this title and how we can learn much from it for our own spiritual life. We consider how: In the…
The Treasure of time

July 29, 2026

We are all familiar with the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, in which the foolish ones did not take extra oil and were refused entry into the wedding feast. In this meditation we use this parable and texts of Scripture and St…
Rejoice in the Lord

July 16, 2026

St Paul tells the Philippians to “Rejoice in the Lord always”. To be sure, we find our greatest joy, our happiness, when we are closest to God. But we should also communicate our joy to others through our good humour and cheerfulness. In…

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God our Father

April 25, 2026

One of the most endearing truths of our faith is that God is not only almighty, creator of heaven and earth, but our Father. In this meditation, we use texts from Scripture, the Catechism and saints, especially St Josemaria Escriva, to…
On the road to Emmaus

April 2, 2026

In the afternoon of the Resurrection, two discouraged disciples of Jesus left Jerusalem for the nearby town of Emmaus. Christ met them on the way without revealing who he was. He showed them from the Scriptures how he was meant to suffer…
The springtime of Lent

February 18, 2026

The word “Lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “Lencten”, meaning springtime. If we live Lent well, we have a true springtime in our spiritual life. In this meditation, we situate our Lenten discipline in the context of three events in…
Abandonment and trust in God

January 16, 2026

There are many aspects of life in which we know we are not “in control”: our health, job, financial security, relationships, etc. In these and other areas, often things do not work out as we had planned, and we can become worried and sad…
Lessons from the Manger

December 23, 2025

From the manger in Bethlehem, the infant Jesus has much to teach us. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture to consider seven of his lessons, which are all important for our spiritual life: Love Spiritual childhood Contemplation…
Marriage, a path to holiness

October 23, 2025

The call to holiness is lived out in all circumstances of life, one of the most important of which is marriage and family. When they see their marriage as a path to holiness, couples grow in holiness themselves and they help their children…
Children of a loving Father

October 11, 2025

One of the great revelations that Jesus gives us, especially in the Sermon on the Mount, is that God is not just the Supreme Being, the creator of the universe, but truly our loving Father. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture and…