Catholic prayer

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When I Am Lost…

I’ve always loved a good mystery. There’s a sense of adventure in not always knowing what’s in store for me.

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A statue of St. Francis of Assisi on a horse as a young soldier

St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ

The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...
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Prayer Lifts Us Up

Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
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God Is in the Tension

The tension within each of us is not necessarily bad and is not sinful. Like our human emotions, the tension our longing causes is neutral.
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Prayer Is Never Ours

Perhaps the most beautiful truth about prayer is that it is never really ours.
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‘Your Heart Is to Be an Altar of God’

In writing to a Poor Clare, St. Bonaventure said, “Your heart is to be an altar of God. It is here that the fire of intense love must burn always.”
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Go Forth and Share the Good News

God’s love and mercy is revealed in Jesus breathing forth the Spirit of love and forgiveness upon his disciples.
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