Latin Rite, priest, ordination

The Priest as Victim – Part I

Venerable Fulton Sheen in Those Mysterious Priests speaks about the “great divorce of priest and victim.” We Catholics have so long been exposed to this

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Jesus Christ, Love, Sacred Heart

How to Start to Pray

I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoestring, I tried to do

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prayer, discernment, holiness, praying, intercessory prayer, thanksgiving

Master Your Mind in Prayer

In April, I presented at a Virtual Catholic Conference; my topic was  Master Your Mind in Prayer. I surveyed thousands of people about their biggest

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The Harrowing of Hell

I first began to understand certain mystical truths as I prayed at the place where Jesus was crucified on the first Good Friday. I have

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ashes. Lent, memento mori, sins, fasting

Lent Is a Season of Sight

The humility God has shown to humanity never ceases to astound me.  The Incarnation of the Lord is the poignant foundation stone of that spirit

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