Prayer

woman grieving and sad kneeling at a beach.

Bring Your Sorrows to God

The psalms repeatedly encourage us to tell the truth of how hard life can be.

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Refuge in Psalm 91

Sometimes, in the challenges of our lives, we can feel far from God’s help. 
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man having difficulty focusing, being scatterbrained.

The Scatterbrain Disciple

How often do you find that after several minutes of trying to pray, your mind has wandered to topics other than God? Do you grow angry with yourself and give up, or do you push on in those moments?
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Woman sitting alone on a pier.

Spiritual Emptiness

Don’t be alone in your spiritual emptiness. Join a Bible study or faith-sharing group in your parish in person or online.
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Young person with regrets holding his hands over his head

The Weight of Our Sins

God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.
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sad woman behind a window with water drops.

‘God Has Collected Your Tears’

I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.
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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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