The Effects of Holy Communion. Holy communion is of great benefit both for the soul and the body. “The divine King,” says St. Alphonsus,...

The Necessity of Holy Communion. 1. The Holy Sacrament of the Altar is the nourishment of our souls. Consequently the reception of this...

3. It is most true that under the species of bread, as also under the species of wine, Christ is present, God and man, whole and entire....

This little catechism is a real gem. I highly recommend everything in it. It gives not only the teaching of the Church, but also many...

We must be on guard to avoid the errors of the world. One of the duties of the Vicar of Christ is to warn the flock of these dangers. The...

For us to grow in sanctity, while it is important to grow in the virtues and stay faithful to our prayers, we must also be on guard not...

IV. A few words of advice on frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament. In order to derive all the benefit we can, from frequent visits to...

III. Practice for spending every day, a quarter, or half an hour in prayer, before the Blessed Sacrament. suited to all sorts of persons....

II. Method of Visiting the Blessed Sacrament. If our visits to the Blessed Sacrament should be frequent, they should not, on that...

Of all the Sacraments, the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar is the most holy. It is none other than Christ Himself hiding as it were...

There are few spiritual writings more well known than the Rule of Saint Benedict. His wise guidance have led countless souls to the...

An Illustration. LET me illustrate what I have said by an anecdote of Saint Bernard. It is common to most beginners in God’s Service,...

CHAPTER XIV. Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness. SO much for what is to be done in times of spiritual consolations. But these bright...

Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how to receive them. THE order of God’s Providence maintains a perpetual vicissitude in the...

Of Sadness and Sorrow. S. PAUL says that “godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world...

Anxiety of Mind. ANXIETY of mind is not so much an abstract temptation, as the source whence various temptations arise. Sadness, when...

How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation. EXAMINE from time to time what are the dominant passions of your soul, and having...

How remedy Minor Temptations. NOW as to all these trifling temptations of vanity, suspicion, vexation, jealousy, envy, and the like,...

How to resist Minor Temptations. WHILE it is right to resist great temptations with invincible courage, and all such victories will be...

Remedies for Great Occasions. SO soon as you feel yourself anywise tempted, do as our little children when they see a wolf or a bear in...