Prayer
My Uneven Path to God
Our faith journeys can be dangerous. But it’s never a waste of time.
The Spirit and Practice of Prayer
Prayer is looking at God, listening to God, responding to God and to nothing else.
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Notes from a Friar: Finding the Room Within
Have you found that special room within yourself?
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Connecting Earth and Spirit
Every creature belongs, each one is beloved, and none of us are dispensable. Should we fail to appreciate and protect the likes of gnats, lilies, and sparrows, how on earth could we even hope to taste and see the goodness ...
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New Pathways of Prayer
The essence of prayer consists in humble waiting—in a childlike spirit of openness, expectation, and listening.
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Beneath God’s Wings
Reflect Have you ever sat in a moment and thought, “I prayed for this”? Far too often we strive for the next goal or focus on what we don’t have yet. By doing so, we lose sight of the fact ...
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When Praying Feels Impossible
Reflect Thomas Merton understood so much about the challenges of the engaged spiritual life. He wrote, “Prayer and love are really learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and your heart turns to stone”. Have you felt this, or ...
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