Abiding happiness in man is a rare thing to find, but as every devout Christian knows, this is due to letting our hearts go out and rest in things that are created and temporal – not eternal and Divine. As a Kempis says, ‘What is a greater trouble and hindrance to thee than thine own unmortified … Read more
This article, taken from a circular, Via Sanctorum, is on the discerning of a vocation to Religious life (monastic or convent life) and goes into what goes on in the soul of one who is called and what the Religious life means and entails. Dear Readers, there are many souls who feel drawn to a … Read more
The following essay, Catholic Church Teaching on the nature and location of Hell, is taken from the collected works under the title, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. The document was originally simply titled ‘Hell’ and can be seen below in its originality. Hell A Brief Glance at Hell A grave crisis of today is … Read more
This article on setting goals for your spiritual life is taken from the collected works, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Setting Goals for your Spiritual Life. Our spiritual life is something that we should care for, watch over and attend to, like a gardener taking care of his garden. All of us would like … Read more
The following document on mental prayer, also called meditation, and in this case, ‘active meditation,’ is taken from the compiled works titled, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Mental Prayer What is Mental Prayer and Why Should I Practice it? Mental Prayer is a means to stay in the state of grace, encounter God within … Read more
The following document is on the Exercise of Spiritual Reading, sometimes also called Lectio Divina (reading from the Scriptures accompanied by meditation) and good, edifying conversation, together with the benefits that flow from this. The document is taken from the compiled works called Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Spiritual Reading “We address Him when … Read more
The following document on the two kinds of mortification is taken from the compiled work called, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. External Mortification The point of mortification is quite simply to grow in grace, in the spiritual life, to live more to God and less to ourselves. There are many things, both within and … Read more
Welcome to this treatise on man as seen from a Catholic perspective. The handwritten work, originally titled ‘A Catholic View of Man,’ is taken from the compilation, ‘Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell.’ I General Observations Many and deep are the questions we could ask ourselves about man: where he comes from originally, what essential … Read more
Here followes an essay on holiness and the wisdom of pursuing it. Taken from The Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Originally simply titled, ‘Christian Wisdom,’ this rather uncompromising document admonishes the soul to go forward in the way of Christian perfection, and explains the nature and excellence of this high estate. There is a marked … Read more
Have you asked yourself, ‘what is the soul of man? How does the soul of man operate?’ In this small peice of work from the compilation of essays and manuscripts, named, Dominic’s Literature, we get some profound insights into the nature, faculties and operations of the soul. I The Nature of the Soul Your soul … Read more