The Rosary, which developed out of Christian piety over the centuries, has shown itself to be a very powerful prayer. In this meditation we consider how: The Rosary gradually developed over the centuries St Dominic used the Rosary to win over the heretics of his day The Rosary has been credited with winning military battles, […]

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The Rosary, a powerful prayer

Angels are real. They appear throughout the Bible, from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation. Because we can’t see them, we can easily forget them. In this meditation we pray about how to increase our devotion to the angels, using texts of Scripture, St Josemaria Escriva and St John Vianney, to consider: […]

Devotion to the Holy Angels

In the parable of the talents, one servant received five talents, another two and another one. So too, we have all received many, and different, talents from God, for which we will give an account at the end of our life. In this meditation we consider how: We have all received many talents from God: […]

Using our talents

As we go through life we often find ourselves tossed on the stormy seas and we can become discouraged, sad, and even depressed. The Covid pandemic adds to those troubles. In a situation like this, we need an attitude not of pessimism and sadness but of optimism and happiness. In this meditation we consider how: […]

Always optimistic

Our Lord invited us, if we would be his disciples, to take up our cross and follow him. A few days later he manifested his divinity to three of his apostles in the Transfiguration, as we will see him in his glory in heaven.  In this meditation, using texts from Scripture, St Josemaria and St […]

The cross, pathway to heaven

Athletes go through a rigorous training regime in order to achieve their goal of competing, or winning a medal, in the Olympic games. The goal of Christians is much higher: eternal life with God in heaven, and we too need a training regime. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture, St Augustine and St […]

The Spiritual Olympics

Christ gives us the parable of the sower, who sows seed on different types of soil, yielding different results. In this meditation we consider how we can all be, at times, each of the different types of soil: The path, when we turn a deaf ear to Christ’s promptings The rocky ground, when we begin […]

Christ the Sower

Our Lord has loved us to the last drop of his blood and water, and he invites us to love him more in return. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture, St Margaret Mary Alacoque and St Josemaria Escriva to consider that: St John writes in his Gospel that Jesus has loved us “to […]

Growing in love through the Sacred Heart of Jesus

  From the moment she conceived Jesus in her womb, Mary became the mother of his Mystical Body, the Church, and of all of us. In this meditation we use texts from Sacred Scripture, Pope St Paul VI, St Josemaria Escriva and St Bernard to consider how: Mary gave birth to Jesus and to the […]

Mary, our loving Mother

The Second Vatican Council called Our Lady “model of the virtues” and we can learn so much from her. In this meditation we go to her as “teacher of prayer” to learn how to pray better. Using texts from Scripture and St Josemaria Escriva we consider how: In the Annunciation Mary listens to what God […]

Mary, teacher of prayer

The Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday fills us with faith and joy. In this meditation we consider: The sadness and sorrow of Christ’s disciples after his death on the Cross The various accounts in the Gospels of Christ’s appearances after his Resurrection The faith and joy of the holy women and the apostles when […]

Faith and joy in the Resurrection

Jesus Christ loved us so much that he suffered and died on the Cross to redeem us, to reconcile us with the Father after the original sin of Adam and Eve. In this meditation we follow the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary to see how Christ has loved us “to the end” and how we […]

The Passion of Christ

St Teresa of Avila called St Joseph “a master who teaches [us] how to pray. In this meditation we consider how: St Joseph prayed in all moments and events of his life We can learn from him how to find God in our work, family life, travel, recreation, etc. We will benefit from having regular […]

St Joseph, Teacher of Prayer

St Josemaria Escriva calls St  Joseph “our father and lord”. We can learn much from this great saint and entrust all our needs to him. In this meditation we consider how: St Joseph was chosen by God from all eternity to be the spiritual father of Jesus and the guardian of the Holy Family God […]

St Joseph, great saint and powerful intercessor

Living Lent with generosity The word Lent comes from the ancient word Lencten, meaning springtime. If we live Lent well we have a true springtime, with new growth in our spiritual life. In this meditation we consider how: In Lent we accompany Jesus in his forty days of prayer and fasting in the desert. We respond […]

Living Lent with generosity

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