Ave Maria Meditations On the Desire to be a Saint: "When I spoke of you as a "chosen soul", or words to that effect, I did not mean to imply that you were…
Ave Maria Meditations Try to grasp the fact – a very hard thing to do – that in the spiritual life ‘feelings’ count for nothing, that they are no indication of our real…
Ave Maria Meditations Jesus is the most loving of lovable friends there never was a friend like Him before, there never can be one to equal Him, because there is only one Jesus…
Ave Maria Meditations Jesus is the most loving of lovable friends; there never was a friend like Him before, there never can be one to equal Him, because there is only one Jesus…
One Minute Meditation Humility is always safe. There is one thing we need never be afraid of, namely, that the devil will ever attempt us to be humble. He may delude us in…
Ave Maria Meditations From a great spiritual director: You say that you are convinced that God intends you to be a great saint and that you wish it ardently. He certainly has great…
Ave Maria Meditations “Most loving Jesus, kneeling before You in the Blessed Sacrament, I solemnly consecrate myself to Your Sacred Heart by vow. I vow always to be Your faithful lover and to…
Ave Maria Meditations From a Spiritual Director to his Directee: You seemed to be troubled that you cannot love God when trials come and all is darkness. But that is just the moment…
Ave Maria Meditations Keep smiling. It is a grand thing to cultivate a smile. Keep the corners of your mouth up, especially if you are in for an attack of the dumps. There…
Ave Maria Meditations We have access to the greatest Gift in the world, even every day! Graces lost by missing one communion: 1: visit to our soul of Jesus the Author of every Grace…
Ave Maria Meditations By her simple "fiat", Mary brought to pass the most wondrous miracle of all time. In silent expectation the Heavenly Court had watched the great archangel speed on his way…
One Minute Meditation: I am quite convinced our blessed Lord is well pleased with you and will become more so if you walk bravely along the path He has chosen for you in…
Ave Maria Meditations All the sufferings, all the humiliations and annoyances that may come upon you, come from the hand of your Father who knows what is most expedient for you. He knows…
One Minute Meditation You seems to be a little troubled at finding yourself cold at prayer and as if our Lord had abandoned you. Were it otherwise I should feel uneasy, for this…
Ave Maria Meditations A note to a spiritual directee who is despondent: I noticed the tone of despondency in your letter, a yielding to that commonest of all the evil suggestions of the…