Audio EN

Today we take up again the theme of “private apparitions and revelations”. The latter are the messages received in apparitions or interior allocutions.Yesterday I emphasized that we should pay attention to them, because – as long as they are authentic – they are guidelines given to us by the Lord, showing us a way and […]

Today’s reading, taken from the Book of Jeremiah, reminds us to listen to the prophets. God speaks to us through them, to guide us back to the straight path. We know that, since He sent His own Son into the world, God speaks to us through Himself (Heb 1:1-2) and with the voice of the

Let us begin today’s meditation by listening to the Lord’s words to His disciples in today’s Gospel: “Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not

In our spiritual journey, the holy sacraments of the Church deserve special attention, in particular the Holy Eucharist. It should be the high point of the Church’s life and belong naturally to our beloved Catholic identity. In the meditation the day before yesterday, I mentioned the term “Holy Mass worthily celebrated”. Unfortunately, there are Holy

As we progress on our path of discipleship and the Lord sees that we take it seriously and strive for holiness, He responds to our efforts by sending us so-called “passive purifications”. There are those who are frightened just by hearing this word. They are not aware that it is a sign of great love

“My Lord and my God, grant me everything that draws me closer to you.” – exclaims St. Nicholas of Flüe in the second part of his famous prayer. In mystical theology this part of the spiritual path would be called the “illuminative way”. This means that after the intense processes of purification – both the

In dealing with the so-called “cardinal virtues”, one would normally begin with the virtue of prudence. However, since in the previous days we had discussed the ascetic struggle against the passions, it is appropriate that we first deal with the virtue of fortitude. The virtue of fortitude Indeed, we need this virtue in order not

During the last days of our holy journey towards the Feast of the Resurrection, we have taken a look at the vices that besiege our soul and want to subjugate it. By resisting and fighting them, as the masters of the spiritual life vividly teach us, we are actively cooperating in the process of inner

The most difficult spiritual vice to overcome is undoubtedly pride. It takes a constant struggle and a strong grace from God to flee from pride and to live in that humility which counteracts and decisively weakens it. John Cassian describes pride in these terms: “It is a cruel beast, which fiercely attacks even the perfect