Ruminations of an Irascible Hermit.

This evening as we celebrate the Vigil of the Solemnity of All Saints, many other people are unknowingly celebrating halloween without under...

I have recently been involved in giving a retreat to people on friendship with God and how through friendship with others we grow in virtue ...

Often in the spiritual life we can get so caught up in all the problems “out there”, that we forget to focus on our own sins. We begin to de...

Today the Church gives us the memorial of St Ignatius of Antioch. Apostolic Father & Martyr.  St Ignatius of Antioch is one of those ear...

Today is the Feast of that wonderful, passionate saint who the Church calls the Doctor of Prayer - St Teresa of Avila.  For many of us we ca...

Today we remember that mysterious event known as Our Lady of Fatima - where our lady appeared to 3 shepherd children in Portugal to ask them...

I really love this quote for its simplicity.  How often do we complicate the spiritual life? We get these grand ideas of being missionaries ...

So today I had an interesting experience before evening Mass… every Sunday evening as an Acolyte I open the Parish Church at 5:30pm to set u...

Today the Church gives us the beautiful feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  This feast was instituted by Pope Pius V in thanksgiving for the v...

I have always struggled with my relationship with St Thérèse of Lisieux. She is so popular and loved by so many yet I have always been put o...

As hermits in solitude, we can easily think we are making progress in the spiritual life. Then the Lord will humble us, allowing us to encou...

This is what all of us should aim for.  People will automatically be attracted to Christ through seeing him present in your life. Living a l...

This is a collection of the antiphons from Morning prayer in the Divine Office  Blessed are you, O Mary, for the world’s salvation came fort...

Today we celebrate one of my favourite feats - the Transfiguration. I highly recommend spending some time today meditating on the last parag...