Soul

The witness of the saints and martyrs

As the Church celebrates the new feast of All Saints of Scotland, this week’s Magnificat reflects on the witness of saints and martyrs who remained faithful amid suffering and injustice

The Heart of Jesus Christ

Devotion to the Sacred Heart is not merely a pious practice but a window into the mystery of the Incarnation and the perfect human affectivity of Jesus Christ

Fr Thomas Crean OP

How to make holiness a habit

As the fervour of Easter and Pentecost begins to fade, Ordinary Time offers an opportunity to deepen our commitment to God through the sacraments, prayer, spiritual reading and community

Mary and the age of AI

Mary, the New Eve, points humanity towards peace, repentance and the civilisation of love

Archbishop Eamon Martin

“Go to Jesus with love and confidence”

In his meditation on the Blessed Sacrament, St John Vianney reflects on Holy Communion as the soul’s true nourishment and the source of union with Christ

St John Vianney

“God will come to you”

In an epistle on pilgrimage, St Gregory of Nyssa warns against confusing sacred places with sanctity itself and reminds believers that God dwells wherever hearts are prepared to receive Him

St Gregory of Nyssa

Teaching children to wonder before the Eucharist

Before we teach children every detail of the Eucharist, we can help them recognise the One who waits for them

St Boniface: the Englishman who became the Apostle of Germany

St Boniface became one of the most influential missionaries of the early medieval Church, helping to establish and strengthen Christianity across the German lands

Martyrs, suffering and the bread of life

From St Justin Martyr to Corpus Christi, the Church’s calendar teaches us how to give ourselves to God

St Philip Neri: Rome’s apostle of joy

Amid the corruption and exhaustion of Renaissance Rome, St Philip Neri answered spiritual crisis not with severity but with humour, friendship and irrepressible joy