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10 Ways to Live in Prayer

With a little creativity, you can find many ways to interweave your life with prayer. Here are 10 suggestions.

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Praying Without Words

In our loud and busy world, praying and contemplation offer a wonderful respite.
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Allowing, Aiding, and Abetting

I've come to believe that Lent is not about doing. It's about not doing. It's not about trying, but letting ourselves take that ramble through the desert. Prayer is the backbone of Lent.
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Faith and Family for December 6: Second Sunday of Advent

At the start of the second week of Advent, we hear from the Gospel of Mark about John the Baptist's foretelling of the coming of Christ and his baptisms of people in the Jordan river.
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Faith and Family for November 29: First Sunday of Advent

This week we begin our journey into the season of Advent. In the Gospel, Jesus tells the disciples to be alert for they know not when the Lord will come.
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Faith and Family for November 22: Judgment of the Nations

When the Son of Man comes, this week's Gospel tells us, the nations will be separated based on what they did to help those in need.
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Faith and Family for November 15: Parable of Talents

This week's Gospel reading is about the parable of the talents, in which the servant who buried his talent is admonished, while the one who shared his is praised.
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