Prayer
What Is Yours to Do?
Humility is the guardian and the ornament of all virtues. If the spiritual building does not rest upon it, it will fall to ruin, though it seems to be growing.
God Desires Communion with Us
Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to carve out that many times a day. Some individuals’ lives are too complicated and demanding, ...
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Spend a Moment with the Psalms
Today, find a quiet spot and spend time with the psalms. With a pencil or sticky notes, freely mark words or lines that speak to you.
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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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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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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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