Ruminations of an Irascible Hermit.

For the first time ever the Vatican has officially published some  guidelines  regarding the vocation of Diocesan Hermits according to Canon...

St John of the Cross is such a wonderful teacher in the spiritual life. You can see that when you fall in love with God, nothing else will e...

When you love someone you want to spend time with them. How then can I not sit with my Beloved who is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16)...

Friendship with God is something that is often overlooked in our spiritual life. Yes we believe in God and we follow the teachings of Jesus ...

I cannot stress this enough. Any other form of mysticism that teaches “union with the divine” or your “divine inner self” is not Catholic. A...

Prayer can be a struggle, often we over complicate things more than they need to be. We can be scared to pray or not have the time to pray. ...

Today is the end of my spiritual retreat, it has been an interesting 5 days where nothing went as planned but in Providence it’s all been wh...

Today you may have noticed your priest wore a pink or a “rose” vestment and if your Church has an advent wreath - the third candle would hav...

In honour of St Francis Xavier today, this is something I have learnt in the past few years…  Do not be afraid to share your testimony with ...

During Bible study last night in my parish I had a very interesting insight regarding this passage…  We were studying the symbolism and pers...

Today is the 1st Sunday of Advent - the liturgical time that the Church gives us to prepare to celebrate Christmas, whilst also focusing on ...

I always find the direct bluntness of St Josemaria refreshing and challenging.  If Jesus is not King in our heart then what is the point of ...

This was the scripture verse for Morning Prayer in the Divine Office today.  We can often get frustrated, hurt, angry, upset and loose our p...

Prayer is a war, it’s a daily struggle.  If you’re struggling with sin or not praying, you can always turn back to God at anytime. Just say ...