Sunday, December 14, 2025

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I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid. (Pope Saint John Paul II, +2005)

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Sacred Heart

Today in Canada we celebrate Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (+1690), a contemplative nun in France, who from childhood devoted herself to God, with some rather intense asceticism, and entered the Order of the Visitation in...

Entrust yourself entirely to God. He is a Father and a most loving Father at that, who would rather let heaven and earth collapse than abandon anyone who trusted in him. (Saint Paul of...

The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread (Lk 24:34)

Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So pray that I may never fall into the trap of impressing...

The Abaddonian Abyss

They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abad'don, and in Greek he is called Apol'lyon. (Revelations, 9:11) The Society of Physicians of Quebec - that...

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not...

Food for Thought

A nourishing read: Why farmers make the best intellectuals. In class this morning, we were going over the distinction between speculative and practical knowledge - between what who know, and what you can do. Ideally,...

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