Prayer
Praying with Mary
Lent is an ideal time for lectio divina, praying with Scripture. Mary can show us the way.
Franciscan Inspirations: ‘I Will Never Take Back My Love’
“I will never take back my love,” is a message from God in Psalm 89. The words struck me as I was praying the Office of Readings. They are appropriate for Valentine’s Day and for reflection during Lent.
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A Short Christmas Prayer
The prayers of the new translation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition have been in use for several weeks now.
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Pie Day: Louisiana’s Lenten Custom
It was Louisiana Sweet Dough Pie, and it is served only once a year—on Good Friday.
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Following Christ to Calvary
When I look at the unfair judgments endured by Jesus for our salvation, I think of the judgments I have made in my lifetime.
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Wendell Berry on Humility
When I was young, my family took a trip to the Epcot Center at Disney World.
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Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
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