Jesus has stated that “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never thirst”. Jesus invites all humanity to approach him, he who has been sent from the Father, in order to give life to the world. God the Father has desired … [Read more…]
St Catherine was born in Siena, Italy in 1347. She was the 13th child of parents Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa. From a young age she was a deeply spiritual person and her objective was to completely surrender herself to Christ but had the insight that this would be a process and require much time in … [Read more…]
He was born on the 31st of January 1673 in Montfort sur- Meu, which is in Brittany, North Western France. As a young child he had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, Our Blessed Lady and the Rosary, which he would promote throughout his entire life. He also had a great love of the … [Read more…]
Feast of St Peter Chanel. He was born on the 12th July 1803, in Cuet, a small village in south eastern France. As a youngster he looked after the cows on his family’s farm. He entered the Minor Seminary in Meximieux in 1819 and then onto the Major Seminary in Brou and from there was … [Read more…]
The Scottish and Welsh Governments have unfortunately followed the UK Government and introduced ‘DIY’ abortions to Scotland and Wales. The very substantial change has been announced without any public consultation, parliamentary scrutiny or debate. Thank you to everyone that has written to their MPs asking them to revoke the decision made by the Conservative … [Read more…]
St Anselm. Bishop & Doctor (1033-1109) St Anselm was born in Aosta, north western Italy in 1033. Prior to his religious awakening his was indifferent to religion. At the age of around 30 he entered the Abbey of Bec, Normandy, France and succeeded his fellow countryman Lanfranc as Prior and became Abbot in 1078 at … [Read more…]
Read a short reflection on today’s Gospel, John 20:19-31, below.
Read a reflection on today’s reading, Acts of the Apostles 4:13-21, below.
Read another entry from St Faustina’s diary below.
Read a reflection on today’s Gospel, Luke 24:35-48, below