Author Archives: Fr Simon Devereux LC

“Unless your talents become service, they remain sterile.” – Thomas Alexander I knew Br James Cleary when he was a toddler running around my parents’ house. Now he is studying in Rome. On May 12th Br. James and his brother … Continue reading →

Yesterday Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII were canonized in Rome. Somewhere in this picture you’ll find my brother, Fr Matthew!! I remember serving John Paul’s 2002 Easter Vigil in Rome. He was already weighed down by Parkinson’s. … Continue reading →

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – C.S. Lewis I have a doctor friend who drives a beat-up 1997 Honda Civic. His friends joke that robbers feel so bad for him that instead of … Continue reading →

“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all … Continue reading →

“Faith is strengthened when it is given to others!” – John Paul II My big brother, Fr. Matthew, is currently in Romania doing missions with a bunch of young people from Poland. My other priest brother, Big Bro Fr. Peter, … Continue reading →

“But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed.” – Isaiah 53:5 My friend’s 13-year daughter drew this picture of Jesus. She explained that … Continue reading →

“It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” 25 years ago an Irish priest taught my parents this lesson. They were staunch Catholics but often fell into complaining about all the things that were going wrong in … Continue reading →

“To love beauty is to see light.” – Victor Hugo I was visiting my friend, Lucian’s florist store on Whitney Ave in Hamden last Thursday before we went out to Sally’s Pizzeria in New Haven (by the way, the Tomato … Continue reading →

“Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.” — Will Rogers Yesterday morning we had our first businessmen’s faith and finance breakfast at a local diner. Brenner Lecompte from Morgan … Continue reading →

“The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.” – Erasmus I spent last weekend at a New Hampshire boarding school run by my brother Legionaries. It was a joy to be with these young … Continue reading →