Prayer

person praying with folded hands over their Bible.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Model for Prayer

Martin J.P. Gianotti October 1, 2025

Whenever we feel slothful in our prayer lives or hesitant to perform a small act of penance, have you ever seriously considered what the reward for those small acts of love will be in heaven?

young person walking on train tracks during sunrise

Love Abounds and Astounds

Maureen O'Brien September 27, 2025

We return over and over to the same place, a connection to the unswerving, the unchanging: God.

The words "Love Yourself" scratched into the pavement.

Loving Ourselves

Susan Hines-Brigger September 26, 2025

We all have times in our lives when we get down on ourselves. It might be about the way we look, something we did or said, or what we see as personal weaknesses.

Skylark perching in a flowering rapeseed field.

The Larks of Assisi

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 25, 2025

Francis had a special affection for larks; he considered their brown feathers a sign of their closeness to God, of their humility.

Follow Francis, Serve God

Christopher Heffron September 23, 2025

Perhaps that is the singular lesson Francis left behind: God is within us; therefore, we are not only capable, but called to be holy.

Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare

Maureen O'Brien September 23, 2025

I’ve always been fascinated by how St. Clare drew so close to God in prayer while living most of her life entirely within the enclosure of San Damiano.