Prayer

Two people drinking coffee

That All May Be One 

Most Catholics recognize those things that unite all Christians rather than the things that divide them.

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Imagination and prayer

The Imagination’s Pathway to Prayer 

Imagination and creativity help us heighten our awareness of a grace-filled and divine-soaked reality. 
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A Prayer for Saint Clare

Prayer cannot be judged on the basis of “highs” or “feel-good” experiences.
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Become Poor

How do we center ourselves in the love of God? Clare’s answer is simple and disarming: Become poor.
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close up of the San Damiano Cross.

‘Most High Glorious God!’

If you look closely at Christ on the San Damiano Cross, as painted on this cross, you will see that it is neither a bloody body nor one twisted in anguish.
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man praying in a church.

God Awaits

Our need to be both receivers and givers of mercy is the purpose of Christ’s presence among us.
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All Creatures Great and Small

Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures.
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