Prayer

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When Prayer Feels Empty

Father Murray Bodo, OFM, addresses the very real experience of the emptiness we sometimes encounter in prayer.

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Sinners, Too, Have Souls

The centrality of the Crucified in the life of Francis suggests that Francis became a friend of Christ because he sought to follow Jesus who lived out of depth of love in obedience to the Father.
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Dear Reader: ‘It Will Be Happier’ 

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poet I’ve long admired, once wrote that “hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”
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Sisters and Brothers in the Spirit 

Since we are truly one in heart, we should find a common expression of the Spirit who moves us.
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Just Keep Showing Up

Prayer, at its most basic form, is about two things: authentic friendship and continuing to show up.
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Ukrainians gather at Lourdes to pray for peace in homeland and world

As Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its 11th year, thousands of Ukrainians from all over the world gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France to pray for peace in their homeland and throughout the world.
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Children join in Aid to the Church in Need's "One Million Children Praying the Rosary" in Burkina Faso in 2023. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)

Faith of children, power of prayer combine in million-strong rosary

As conflict rages worldwide, 1 million children are set to storm heaven with prayer.
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