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The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, Present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, Present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

As a beautiful jewel rests in a worthy jewel-case, so the Blessed Sacrament should be placed in a worthy setting, honoured by the best of everything. Place, art, behaviour, prayer: all should be worthy of Christ our Saviour and God.

The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

As a beautiful jewel rests in a worthy jewel-case, so the Blessed Sacrament should be placed in a worthy setting, honoured by the best of everything. Place, art, behaviour, prayer: all should be worthy of Christ our Saviour and God.

A person who lives in self-love, greed, pride, hard-heartedness or any sinful state, who will not change, builds a 'brick wall' between himself and God: the God who is made Present in every celebration of the Mass

Illness gives us an opportunity to ask ourselves, as we think about the end of life: "Shall I meet God with a peaceful or a guilty heart?"

Since God has descended from Heaven to earth, to humble Himself, to save us, we ought not to show disrespect by missing Mass, or ignoring His Presence in the Blessed Sacrament

Since God has descended from Heaven to earth, to humble Himself, to save us, we ought not to show disrespect by missing Mass, or ignoring His Presence in the Blessed Sacrament

The Saints in Heaven are well-placed to be able to turn to God and pray for us who still strive for holiness. The Saints are holier and more prayerful than even our kindest and most prayerful friends on earth; and we are wise if we ask for their help.

At the 'heart' of the great fire of the Godhead stands the figure of Christ, like a second Adam. Christ stripped Himself of glory to descend to our sinful world: hence the Father's gift of an Immaculate Mother, to welcome Christ, and to be his 'home' in exile.

It is right and necessary that we 'children of God' encourage others too to live in union with God through Baptism, and to persevere in love to the end. It is God's wish that when we are purified we enter Heaven as 'fire entering fire'. In God, there will be no more suffering or pain. Christ came down to earth, sharing our life, to offer us a share in His life.

A person who approaches God in prayer with an open heart, accepting God's Will in everyday life, receives a torrent of grace to water her soul, and to pour out to refresh others. A soul closed to God becomes like a desert, and can do no good for others.

A person who approaches God in prayer with an open heart, accepting God's Will in everyday life, receives a torrent of grace to water her soul, and to pour out to refresh others. A soul closed to God becomes like a desert, and can do no good for others.

If we looked, with God's eyes, all around the globe, we would learn that few people on this earth truly desire, more than anything, to do God's will, determined to love Him and their neighbour.

God is like a permanent Presence above us, reaching out all over the Earth, to touch, help, heal, calm, teach and console

God the Father can draw us up in prayer, through His fiery glory, until we lean on the Father's heart, in blessed intimacy, like a child on her father's breast who is confident of being heard.

A dense cloud seems to cover those parts of the earth where there is war, which cuts off many people from God. Wherever there is conflict there is danger for souls as well as bodies. Except amongst those who stay close to God, there is immorality or hatred or revenge or other evils being worked bodily or within souls.

The moral effects of war are horrific. Those who fight can become hard-hearted, and the victims who though perhaps innocent, can become full of bitterness and hatred.

God is so great, and the earth so small, that nothing can happen that He has not allowed - even the worst things that people suffer. To have trust in God is a magnificent way of showing love for God, believing that He is good, and that good can come out of evil; trust of the sort shown by Jesus our Lord in His earthly life-time.