Work of God 
Articles related to the first work of God: Prayer. These include both the public prayer of the Church, private prayers, and methods of praying.
5 iPhone Apps for the Holy Week
If you plan to make good use of your iPhone or iPod Touch this Holy Week, you might want to install these applications: 1. Way of the Cross – contains colorful images and the traditional text of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. 2. Via Crucis – similar to the the application above, except that… Read More ›
The Holy Spirit and Scripture
Four ways the Holy Spirit helps with Scripture: Guides us to have a correct understanding of the inspired meaning of the words of Scripture (grace of a clear mind); We are able to read the Bible as God’s word, to us as individuals; The Holy Spirit gives us insight into the mysteries of God which… Read More ›
Oblate Breviary
We have now had a chance to fully review the Oblate Breviary published by St. Meinrads. It has many good features. It follows the Rule but keeps in mind the time constraints of Oblates. It has a four week Psalter cycle and introduces chant into the Breviary. It has a simplified format that is easy… Read More ›
George Washington and Prayer
Monday Morning Prayer: O eternal and everlasting God, I presume to present myself this morning before thy Divine majesty, beseeching thee to accept of my humble and hearty thanks, that it hath pleased thy great goodness to keep and preserve me the night past from all the dangers poor mortals are subject to, and has… Read More ›
Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We join in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’s mercy, to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom and the full liberation of humanity. Hail Mary, lowly handmaid of the Lord, Glorious Mother of Christ!… Read More ›
Confidence in God’s Help
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I… Read More ›
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart, hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, R/deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, R/ From the desire of being extolled, R/ From the desire of being honored, R/ From the desire of being praised, R/ From the desire of being preferred to others, R/… Read More ›
New Liturgy of the Hours for Oblates Published at St. Meinrad
The following article appeared in the Oblate Newsletter at St. Meinrad’s. Many of the oblates here in Belmont have also wanted a simpler form of the Office to follow in their own lives. The Oblate Director here has ordered two copies to see if it might also meet the needs of the oblates here. A… Read More ›
St. Dominic on Lectio Divina
Saint Dominic, had yet another manner of praying at once beautiful, devout, and pleasing, which he practiced after the canonical hours and the thanksgiving following meals. He was then zealous and filled with the spirit of devotion which he drew from the divine words which had been sung in the choir or refectory. Our father… Read More ›
Listening and Lectio Divina
Listening is a very demanding activity. We can see this already on the psychological level. Other experiences such as seeing or touching involve considerable passivity and inertia. I establish contact with an objective reality placed before me. But listening is something else. I am placed before a person who wishes to establish communion with me,… Read More ›