Prayer & Contemplation
Learning to Live Poorer: A Meditation for Lent
“If we really want to be at peace,” environmentalist Wendell Berry writes, “we will have to waste less, spend less, use less, want less, need less.” Lent is the time to put this into practice.
Faith and Family for September 27: Parable of the Two Sons
READ MT 21:28-32 Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He ...
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Faith and Family for September 20: The Workers in the Vineyard
READ MT 20:1-16A Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them ...
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Notes from a Friar: What Is Silent Prayer?
Silent prayer can be healing, as Friar Jeremy explains.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus Prayers: A Collection of Devotions
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins. I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient ...
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St. Francis de Sales: Champion of Prayer
As a prayer coach, St. Francis de Sales encourages us to jump in and swim in the grace of God.
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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua
It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God.
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