prayers
Pause and Pray
Christopher Heffron
September 6, 2023
Family, career ambition, the search for joy or wellness or meaning—all noble pursuits. But unless they are built on a foundation of prayer, how strong is that foundation?
Meditation Made Easy
Rock Travnikar, OFM
July 7, 2023
If prayer is talking to God, meditation is listening to God. Here are three simple steps for a richer, more meditative life.
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New Pathways of Prayer
Jack Wintz, OFM
June 21, 2023
The essence of prayer consists in humble waiting—in a childlike spirit of openness, expectation, and listening.
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Is God Listening to My Prayers?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 2, 2023
Although I keep praying, little happens. What else can I do?
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Unanswered Prayer
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
March 22, 2023
Reflect I have sat with many people of faith struggling to understand why a prayer went unanswered. Perhaps a loved one died from prolonged illness. Perhaps a loved one did not divert from a self-destructive path. Perhaps an undertaking ended ...
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When Praying Is Difficult
Jack Wintz, OFM
January 13, 2023
As Catholic Christians, we know that we are called to be people who pray. And as a matter of fact, through our earliest years we have been taught to pray.
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The Magnificat: Canticle of Mary