Ruminations of an Irascible Hermit.

The Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mount Tabor is one of the more mysterious events of the Gospels that can easily be overlooked, brushed ov...

Today in the Office of Readings in the Divine Office, there is a very interesting (and relevant to us today) homily by St Augustine. He make...

In the Office of Readings for today, there is a wonderful reflection by St Gregory of Nyssa on Christian Perfection. He uses 3 images to hel...

I was reading through the Maxims of St John of the Cross today, and out of the different quotes that spoke to me - this particular one stood...

Today we celebrate the wonderful, awe inspiring and incredible Solemnity of Corpus Christ! This is the feast day where we liturgically celeb...

Out of the depths I cry to you Lord (Psalm 130:1)  From the depth of sin  From the depth of darkness  From the pit of despair  From the dep...

Blessing our enemies is non negotiable.  Many of you I am sure have seen the horrible news about knife attack against Bishop Mar Mari Emmanu...

You have inviolable dignity. You are loved and worthy of love, you were made for love. Jesus restores our dignity to us no matter how often ...

Wishing you all a very blessed Divine Mercy Sunday! 🙏  I wanted to share with you all a recent experience of mine with the amazing mercy an...