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Feast of the Sacred Heart IV

By kim | Published: 7 June 2013

    For the fourth year now, Roger and I mark the Feast of today: the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The vigil of which, yesterday, is shared with the octave day of Corpus Christi. It is no coincidence that those two great celebrations of the Holy Church overlap. For the Feast [...]

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In the Octave of Pentecost

By kim | Published: 24 May 2013

    From Ascension Thursday until Pentecost Sunday, the Apostles were gathered together in the Cenacle. Here they prayed over the nine days between the two great Feasts, giving rise to the first Novena. It was after this time of prayer that this miraculous event occurred. The Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the [...]

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Upholding the Day of His Ascension

By kim | Published: 9 May 2013

    I like to think of the Liturgical Year, like a system of arteries and veins – through which the Blood flows to each and every member of the Mystical Body of Christ. The Liturgical Year makes real our Catholic Faith. As we travel through the year, we experience anew the great Mysteries of [...]

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Ireland, Holy Island …

By kim | Published: 5 May 2013

  Here I am now in Ireland. A new home, in a new country. I am bewildered by the move, but very happy in my heart and in my soul. I have moved from my homeland, England – which has not felt like home for a long time. I was brought up by atheist parents, [...]

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On the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart

By kim | Published: 30 September 2012

    Recently, Alisa left a comment, saying that she is going to have the Enthronment of the Sacred Heart in her home. I have to say, I’m so thrilled. It is such a wonderful thing to make the Sacred Heart head of the household. So, what is the Enthronment? Simply put, it is a [...]

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Adoration of the Precious Blood

By kim | Published: 18 September 2012

    When I gaze upon this image, I see so much. Hidden behind the image, I see our Lord Jesus Christ upon the Cross, arms stretched wide, presenting us His Heart, loving. Loving, forgiving, in the midst of His agony. His heart, like the sun, beaming, warming, as Its rays touch each and every [...]

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Catholic Obedience and New Age Thinking

By kim | Published: 27 August 2012

Roger has recently posted a long piece, on the traditional nature of the Catholicity of Valentin Tomberg. This piece was written largely in response to questions and comments by a reader of the site. Having read the article, I am struck by the theme of obedience, of giving oneself over to the authority of a [...]

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Saint Philomena and the Curé d’Ars

By kim | Published: 11 August 2012

  Last Wednesday was the Feast of Saint John Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Curé d’Ars, who is known so well for having transformed the small French town of Ars into a hive of faith and piety. He is also known for the number of hours spent in the confessional, hearing confessions for hours and hours [...]

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The Curé d’Ars Comes to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

By kim | Published: 8 August 2012

On the first Friday of July, the Archdiocese of Liverpool welcomed a very special guest. A relic of the heart of Saint John-Marie Vianney – whose Feast it is today – came to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool in the city centre. Hundreds of pilgrims, including myself, flocked to the Metropolitan Cathedral to pay homage [...]

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Holy Communion with the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By kim | Published: 22 June 2012

We are still in the Octave of the Feast of the Sacred Heart and I want to attempt to capture something of my thoughts and feelings on receiving communion last Friday, on the Feast itself. Since receiving Holy Communion on that Feast, I have been focussed on the meaning of the words, Our Lord the [...]

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Feast of the Sacred Heart III

By kim | Published: 14 June 2012

  We approach the Feast of the Sacred Heart. In order to prepare ourselves, let us consider the history that gave birth to this great Feast. It is the Third Apparition of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque that is relevant here. Known as the Great Revelation, this Third Apparition took place in [...]

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O Paray! O Feast! O Sacred Heart!

By kim | Published: 14 June 2012

  O Paray-le-Monial, place of my heart and most sacred place of His Heart. Place where the Sacred Heart appeared to Saint Margaret Mary back in the 1670s. Lord, how I wish I were there, witnessing the pilgrims gather from far and wide, to celebrate tomorrow the great Feast of Thy Most Sacred Heart. Yet, [...]

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Traditional Catholic Education: Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me …

By kim | Published: 27 April 2012

Traditional Catholic Education: an unforgettable memory of the tradition at work in Catholic France.

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Sacred Heart: Burning Furnace of Charity

By kim | Published: 19 April 2012

From Kim – as she returns to blogging here, as well. As I prayed the Holy Hour on Thursday night, I gazed upon this image of Our Lord. The image that I love so much, from a previous, more pious age. As I prayed, I was struck in a new and different way, by the [...]

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Feast of the Sacred Heart II

By kim | Published: 1 July 2011

Last year, Roger wrote at length about the Feast of the Sacred Heart – so nearly forgotten by the post Vatican II Church. This year, I would simply like to say: Praise be to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – burning with love and mercy for each and every one of us, every moment [...]

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Partaking in His Fatal Sadness

By kim | Published: 6 March 2011

Saint Margaret Mary before the Sacred Heart – from Tuam Cathedral, Ireland. Design: Joshua Clarke. Photograph courtesy Andreas F. Borchert under the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. The practice of praying the Holy Hour began with the words Our Lord spoke to St Margaret Mary in Paray-le-Monial, when He said: “Every Thursday night, I shall give you a [...]

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Her Heart Pierced by a Sword

By kim | Published: 20 September 2010

I have just finished praying the Rosary, sitting under the shade of the oak woodland. The sun is shining, filtering through the beautiful new oak leaves. There is fresh new growth all around me. The birds are singing, there is a gentle breeze and Osiris our cat is sitting on my lap. This is how [...]

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To Suffer Liturgical Abuse and not to Fume in Anger …

By kim | Published: 11 May 2010

I have just returned from Holy Mass with the Institute of Christ the King, here in Madrid. I feel so nourished by this Mass. So deeply nourished, physically and spiritually, that my soul is singing. Nourished by the beauty of the chapel. Nourished by the beauty of the vestments and altar. Nourished by the beauty [...]

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Holy Week

By kim | Published: 1 April 2010

Today is Maundy Thursday and as I prayed the Holy Rosary this morning, whilst walking our small dog in a park in the capital of Spain, Madrid, I was aware of a great hush in this city, usually hustling and bustling at 8 o’ clock in the morning. A great hush, as this Catholic country [...]

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Everybody´s Fine?

By kim | Published: 23 February 2010

Returning from Holy Mass recently one morning, I felt very sad. I found myself sitting opposite a large poster advert for a film called Everybody´s Fine. The poster, like most forms of advertising, is designed to draw people in and it is successful. I found it difficult not to look at it – it took [...]

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