by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
“It would be impossible to name all the many saints who discovered in the Rosary a genuine path to growth in holiness. We need but mention Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, the author of an excellent work on the Rosary, and, closer to ourselves, Padre Pio...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fr Eamon Roche Recently in a second-hand book sale I spotted ‘The Glories of Mary’ the famous 18th century book on Marian devotion by St Alphonsus De Ligouri. How happy I was to pay a mere 50 cent for the possession of this masterpiece on the life and virtues of the...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr Marius O’Reilly Suffering in the world today is often seen as useless. We are encouraged to avoid it at all costs. This can however make us brittle. People often say how previous generations were hardier, had a greater capacity to endure,...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
When it came to the Rosary and the family, Fr Patrick Peyton never minced his words. In his ministry, time and again, he saw the Rosary work miracles in families. “The Holy Rosary has the power to set in motion, for God’s recognition and adoration, every fiber of your...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr John Keane We all live in a very busy world. We find ourselves rushing and racing trying to achieve and accomplish so very much. So many of us are caught up in a whirlwind of activity, trying to meet deadlines, and stressed trying to get to appointments. Our...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr Donncha Ó hAodha Down through the centuries the faithful have always struggled to express the greatness and beauty of Mary of Nazareth. Small wonder. She is the Mother of God and of each one of...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr Brian McCarthy The Evangelists present Jesus’ ministry in two parts. The first, the manifestation of the Kingdom of God, takes place in Galilee; the second, his progressive rejection by the people, takes place in Jerusalem. A watershed between these two is...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Bernadette Goudling I carried the pain of an abortion for many years. I was born into a large family of 17 children, so my mother was very pro-life. When I was 19 years old I went to work in the U.K. Away from the constraints of family I got carried...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr Shane Sullivan The 15th Century was a time of seemingly insurmountable difficulty for the Catholic Church. Peoples and nations long Catholic rejected the Faith for Lutheranism or Calvinism. Christian Europe faced its greatest external threat in centuries with...
by Totus Tuus Online | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Fr Billy Swan I recently passed by a road safety sign on the motorway that read ‘Tiredness kills’. It encouraged motorists to rest if they feel tired for the consequences of not doing so can be fatal. This got me thinking about our need not just for physical rest...
