“… My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who […]
A Blessed Divine Mercy Sunday!
Dear Friends in Christ, I would like to wish all of you a most holy and blessed Divine Mercy Sunday! It is a great day for praying for God’s Infinite Mercy to be poured out on people who are separated from the Lord by their sins, and for receiving God’s Mercy for healing and purification […]
Upcoming Confraternity retreats
Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Please keep your prayers two upcoming retreats that I will be giving in Canada this coming May. Rachel’s Vineyard in Kelowna, British Columbia and in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan have both scheduled follow-up retreats for their past retreatants in which I will be introducing them to the spirituality of our Confraternity of […]
St. John Chrysostom on Prayer
Prayer and converse with God is a supreme good: it is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so our spirit, when it is intent on God, is illumined by his infinite light. I do not mean the prayer of outward observance but prayer […]
Elizabeth Leseur: Her Lenten resolution
In asking God this Lent for a spirit of retreat, I resolved to pray, suffer, and act in union with God’s will, for God’s glory alone. May his will be done in me, for me, in my whole life, and by me in regard to my neighbor and many others. To live spiritually hidden; to […]
St. Faustina: Desire to love God perfectly
I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although I am utterly miserable and small, I have, nevertheless, cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator! In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope […]
St. Thomas on Humility
“If you seek an example of humility, look on the Crucified. Although He was God, He chose to be judged by Pontius Pilate and to suffer death…. The Master chose to die for His servant; the Life of the Angels suffered death for man.” St. Teresa of Avila famously said that the three most important […]
Random reflections on a recent retreat
About a week ago, I was privileged to work another Rachel’s Vineyard retreat for healing the wounds of abortion. This was my sixth RV retreat, and the fifth in which I served as the team priest. What a privilege it is to witness again the healing power of God’s grace and mercy! Whenever we start […]
Sanctity, the Only Real Power
From Abbot Anscar Vonier, O.S.B. (died 1906): It is a certain truth that if God in his providence exterminated every evil deed at once, killed every evil-doer, the final sum of goodness would be less. We have our Lord’s own words for it; there would be diminution. Goodness itself, sanctity itself, is fostered by the […]
St. Bernard: In the Wounds of Our Savior
Where can the weak find a place of firm security and peace, except in the wounds of the Savior? Indeed, the more secure is my place there the more he can do to help me. The world rages, the flesh is heavy, and the devil lays his snares, but I do not fall, for my […]