Lent with Niggle – First Installment
There was once a little man called Niggle, who had a long journey to make. He did not want to go, indeed the whole idea was distasteful to him; but he could not get out of it. He knew he…
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🌸 Traditional Catholic, Teacher. Covered woman of faith, humility & grace🌸 ✂️Make Disciplina whips💪✝️Be zealous therefore and do penance. (Rev. 3:19 DRB)✝️
How to ‘Take the Disciplina’
Do I have to do this in front of someone else, a spiritual director or some sort of 'accountability partner'?
January: Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The month of January has traditionally been dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus. We find devotion to the Holy Name to be deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. It was promoted particularly…
The Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent
The seven “O” antiphons of Advent are an old tradition in the Roman Church. Since at least the eighth century they have accompanied the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer, starting December 17 and ending on December 23. The seven “O”…
Gaudete! Gaudete!
It’s Gaudete-Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. Even penitential times have their joyful highlights – the birth of Our Savior is nigh! Here and also here you can read up a little bit on Gaudete-Sunday, and here on the Gaudete…
Mercy or Justice – You Choose
“Free Will”, “Your Choice” – Theologians as well as philosophers have written more about the topic than one person can read and digest in a lifetime. Our Lord Jesus, on the other hand, can sum it up much more succinctly:…
St. Andrew Advent Novena
In preparation for the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray this Advent Novena starting St. Andrew’s Day through midnight on Christmas Eve (11-30 through 12-24). Join us! Pray this prayer every day 15 times: +Hail and blessed be…
Happy Thanksgiving, One and All!
Happy Thanksgiving 2024! Bless the Lord, o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.
Relationship Advice from J.R.R. Tolkien
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to his son Michael (then in his tweens) giving relationship advice, it being late January of the year 1941 while Michael was recovering from an injury at the hospital in Worchester, he explained at…
The rosary is the scourge of the devil
The rosary is the scourge of the devil.~ Pope Adrian VI Learn more about the (only!) Dutch pope here: Wikipedia entry about the 16th century Pope Adrian VI The 1908 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia characterised the task that faced him: “To…