St John Gualbert
Dear Al, I can’t tell you how delighted I was to receive your latest email. I was a little bit worried that working all summer
Category: Uncle Eddy
St Benedict
Dear Ben, Your namesake would not be happy with you. Just because it’s “natural” to feel certain urges doesn’t mean it’s healthy to follow them.
St Rufina and Secunda
Dear Connie, You won’t believe this, maybe, but it’s true nonetheless: your sufferings make me suffer even more than yourself. I know that your fidelity
St Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
Dear Cora, It seems so long ago that you were on the fellowship in Europe and rediscovered Christ’s love, its power and its tenderness. I
The Martyrs of Shanxi
Dear Marty, Discerning your vocation is not a question of mapping out your entire life. That’s what the devil wants you to think it’s about.
St Maolruain
Dear Mary, You know that I don’t like to be harsh, but under the circumstances I feel obliged to tell you bluntly that you are
St Godeleva of Ghistelles
Dear Stella, Now you can see how your patience and virtue have been rewarded! You built up a true friendship with Bill, based on common
St Athanasius the Athonite
Dear Nathan, I think you are misinterpreting St Ignatius. True, he did compare perfect religious obedience with the obedience of a corpse to its undertaker,
The Chideock Martyrs
Dear Jack, Frankly, the tone of your last email was disturbing. Look, DISCERNING a vocation is not supposed to mean TOYING with a vocation. If
