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‘To practice fraternal correction, which is so deeply rooted in the Gospel, is a proof of supernatural trust and affection’.

St. Josemaría Escrivá

"When you have to make a fraternal correction, do it with great kindness—great charity!"

St. Josemaría Escrivá

‘Fraternal correction is an act of charity, because in correcting our erring brother, we direct him to the way of salvation, which is an act of supreme love for his well-being.’

St Thomas Aquinas

‘There can never, indeed, be any real discrepancy between the theologian and the physicist, as long as each confines himself within his own lines, and both are careful, as St. Augustine warns us, ‘not to make rash assertions, or to assert as known what is not known.’

Pope Leo XIII, Providentissimus Deus, 18.

‘In a time marked by profound changes, giving rise to worrying imbalances, the Church is called to serve the human person, listening to and welcoming the deepest questions of their heart and the longings that dwell within them, pointing to Christ as “the key, the focal point and the goal of … all human history’.

Pope Leo XIV, General Audience, 2 September 2026

‘Round and smooth stones were once rough stones. They were made smooth by rubbing off other stones. We knock the corners off each other by interacting in the family of faith and charity that is the Church. We are responsible for each other. We see our own need for correction for none of us is perfect. Let us help one another to change, to grow as we walk on the road of life and faith together’.

Fr Billy Swan