Peter sits writing, fine brush in his hand. He finishes writing and he sits back and surveys the words on the page. How well he remembers the incident that he’s writing about. Oh, if he had only known then what he knew now he began to re-read the words he had just penned. From that…
Meditation, surround yourself with the knowledge that God is in all things and through all things, but, more importantly really, that he is seated on his throne in heaven. Imagine yourself now outside the courts of heaven. You’re standing in the hallway facing great, majestic doors, and these doors are closed. Suddenly, the doors fly…
This is a timeline of the life of St John of the Cross I find a timeline helps me a great deal to better understand the Saint and their spirituality. The saint themselves are influenced by the culture and sentiments happening in the church in their day. It is important to understand what they are…
We need to overcome and eradicate our vices. We need to acquire virtues. How do I acquire virtues? What are the virtues? How do I begin, continue and succeed to become perfect, as Jesus commanded I should? How do I help others to be virtuous? God and Mary and St Patrick. Dia’s Muire duit agus…
The Basics of Catholic Meditation If you are “cradle Catholic” a “revert” or a “convert” you will probly come across the term “Meditation”. The concept “meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary” is well known to all Catholics. This is an important part of the Catholic spiritual tradition. However it can pose a stumbling…
welcome to you my fellow travellers as we journey on the narrow road to heaven. A special welcome to our listeners in Christchurch New Zeland on this Lenten season. In this episode we will begin with a meditation on the gospel for Quinquagesima Sunday. After that I’ll tell you a story about a Rock in…
Our Catholic faith does not leap out of history on Christmas Day nor on Calvary. Our Catholic Religion began the day our first parents were expelled from the Garden of Eden. It began with God’s promise of a Redeemer. God spoke to the serpent: Advent is a time of anticipation in and waiting for…
In mediation this morning I went off subject because as I focused on reflecting on the Good Shepherd a picture came to me. I saw before me an archway and thought of ‘the narrow gate’ Am I getting in through that narrow gate I wondered? I don’t think so. Not yet. I see the narrow…
Definition of Redemption We will begin by defining what Redemption really is. We will come to recognise that to redeem means to buy back and co-redeem means to co-operate in redeeming. We will then see how St Raymond, by God’s will and grace, co-operated in Redemption. Following this we will take a quick look…
Mystical prayer of contemplation is the highest form of prayer. Meditation and Mental Prayer are one of the journeys we take on our way to the union with God that the great saints experienced. Mystical Prayer and Contemplation are the journeys end we are seeking. In Mystical Prayer; in Contemplation, God Himself, by Himself, for…
Our Paradise Squandered -The Sin of Adam In 1906 father William Doyle, an Irish Jesuit went on his yearly ignition retreat. When he had finished. He wrote this in his diary dated, the 25th of November “In a few, very few years, my name will be forgotten. What would people think of me if they…
Paradise Lost and the Sin and Chastisement of the Rebel Angels “I found myself, as I thought, plunged right into Hell. I realised that it was the Lord’s will that I should see the place which the devils had prepared for me there, and which I had merited for my sin. St Teresa of Avila. …
Walk through an actual meditation inspired by St Ignatius Loyola To prepare for meditation and mental prayer begin the previous evening by choosing your meditation. And the predominant fault you will be addressing or the virtue you wish to aquire. After rising prepare the place for meditation by lighting a candle: seting up your…