Ruminations of an Irascible Hermit.

After serving evening Mass for the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Mother of God, then adoration with benediction afterwards - I have just hea...

Today the Church celebrates the strange but beautiful and sad Feast of the Holy Innocents.  During this time of joy, the Church has given us...

I hope you have all had a wonderful blessed Christmas!  As we spend this time in celebration with family, friends, food and presents. Let us...

I have found this to be true in my own spiritual life. How about you?  For most of us, our faith is lived as an obligation to fulfill, somet...

Emmanuel - God is with us!  We hear this often throughout the year and specifically during Advent that “God is with us” - but what exactly d...

As we enter the last week of Advent, the Church gives us these beautiful antiphons in the Divine Office for vespers before the Magnificat. ...

One of the things I love about the Desert Fathers is their bluntness regarding focusing on yourself, your prayer life and not judging other...

You may have noticed that I often will emphasise and promote the martyrs of the Church. This is not due to some sadomasochistic tendency, bu...

Today is the feast of one of my personal favourite saints, St John of the Cross. He is a Doctor of the Church who has been given the title “...

Today we have the memorial of St Jane Frances de Chantal.  She is a wonderful saint that I wish was better known among people.  She was a ba...