Of the many saints through whom we can reflect on the subject of suffering, St Clare of Assisi is a good choice. For during her earthly life, amidst poverty and illness, she avoided all temptation towards betterment and comfort. In stark contrast to this holy and stoic life, lies the way of assisted suicide, a.k.a […]
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My Will Be Done
September 22, 2025 
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God is dead, said Nietzsche. And when he said it, it was not in celebration. It was not a rally cry for atheists, but rather a lament regarding what was ahead for humanity without a shared moral framework. The ‘madman’ who uttered these words in Nietzsche’s narrative was mocked by a society that no longer […]
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On self-restraint preceding grace. God seeks three things from the baptised: from the soul – genuine faith; from the body – self-restraint; and from the tongue – truth. – St Gregory the Theologian The first and last of these are plain to see, and most people would not dispute them. Yes, they’d say, if we […]
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May 28, 2025 Comments Off on The miraculous fresh start we have been given with Pope Leo XIV
Growing up in the decades following the Second Vatican Council, which saw major changes wrought upon the Catholic Church and the Mass of the Ages, I had only ever been exposed to the ‘Novus Ordo’ – the new order Mass. As a teenager, I was decidedly unimpressed by my weekly attendance at Mass and had trouble […]
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