Ruminations of an Irascible Hermit.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

The Incarnation as the antidote for bitterness in the spiritual life

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As St Teresa of Avila teaches us - self knowledge is very important in the spiritual life. We need to understand ourselves, know who we are,...
Friday, December 2, 2022

Rest in the Divine Indwelling of love

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These beautiful words of advice are from the Proslogion of St Anselm that was part of the Office of Readings for today.  In the busyness and...

Advent - the time of eschatological hope

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As we are almost ending the first week of Advent, you may have noticed a change in the tone of the readings and prayers this week. There has...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The mystical garden of your soul

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In two of the options for the Office of Readings today (one from St Macarius for Ordinary time, the other from St Columbanus for his optiona...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Called to be witnesses - and martyrs?

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As Catholics we can often feel so helpless over the current political or economic situation of the world that we don't have the strength...
Sunday, November 20, 2022

Heavenly citizenship, the Kingdom of God

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Today the Church gives us the wonderful Solemnity of Christ the King.  You may hear various homilies today about Jesus the King of the Unive...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Holy Stubbornness - fortitude in the spiritual life

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St Josemaria refers to not caring what other people think about you as “holy shamelessness” - not having any fear of shame from others becau...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Manifesto on the Harvest of Holiness for the lost sheep - the New Pentecost

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  When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd (Matt 9:36) Do ...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

All Souls Day, Purgatory and the power of the doctrine of Indulgences

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Today is All Souls Day, the day of the faithful departed. The Church gives us this day to pray for all the Christians who have died during t...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022

The eschatological purpose and glory of the Saints

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For many of us we associate the saints as being people we look up to or aspire to be like. More often than not, the saints can appear distan...
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I am a privately professed lay hermit (not Canonical yet) under a spiritual director & my parish priest. I am a hermit in the Carmelite tradition & have been granted Spiritual Affiliation to the Carmelite Order (OCarm) by the Prior General in recognition of possessing the charism & sharing in the spirituality of the Order. I feel an affinity with Saint Jerome "The Irascible Hermit" who sarcastically fought against heresy but also defended the virginity of Our Lady. My charism is to pray & intercede everyday for people struggling with SSA & sexual addictions. The purpose of this blog has always been to share with others my wrestling with God (Genesis 32:22 - 32) to help people know that they are not alone in their struggles, & more importantly we are all called to live a life of holiness, all called to Divine Intimacy through Jesus our Beloved. Transformed by the Love of God, even the hardest hearts can be softened & changed by the Holy Spirit. May Our Lady of Mount Carmel, The Immaculate Queen of Hermits pray for us as we Climb the Mountain of the Lord (Isaiah 2:3)
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