Tag: prayer
Revere the Supreme Government of God
It is fit and becoming in all people, at all times, to acknowledge and revere the Supreme Government of God; to bow in humble submission to His chastisement; to confess and deplore their sins and transgressions in the full conviction that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and to pray, with… Read More ›
My prayers are so distracted! Are they worth anything?
Believe it or not, it was St. Thomas Aquinas who taught me not to lose hope when I lose my train of thought Do you know how many times I’ve opened my Bible or a spiritual reading book only to momentarily be summoned back into family life? Then when I do manage to escape the… Read More ›
Around and around we go, the way off the merry-go-round is prayer
There is a tendency when talking about prayer, mediation and simple mindfulness, to try to reduce it to one technique. I find this interesting, since I do not really know anyone who actually prays that way. The word prayer for me incorporates just about all that tries to connect us with a deeper reality. As… Read More ›
5 Prayers for 2017 you might have forgotten, or never heard of at all
Classic prayers like the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and a handful of others from our youth are probably so deeply ingrained in our subconscious that it’s not hard to find ourselves turning to them now and then, particularly in a moment of emergency. These “typical” prayers are deeply powerful and undeniably helpful in… Read More ›
Whatever works
the use of prayer beads I was talking to one of the AA retreatants this morning. She was talking about trying to get herself settled so she could meditate. Meditation can come in many forms but many people think it has to be ‘just so’ for it to be meditation. Actually we meditate many times… Read More ›
Purgatory once again
(originally posted to a non-Catholic discussion forum) . . .To me the term “Purgatory” represent a state of being and not some place of imprisonment. “The term does not indicate a place, but a condition of existence”— John Paul II. God the Father in Christ Jesus is calling all to a loving relationship. All relationships… Read More ›
Prayers always help
From time to time someone who has ‘issues’ with the Catholic Church will tell me that they will pray for my salvation. I always welcome prayers no matter who says them for me. Any prayer that is true comes from a place of charity, and then I will leave it up to the good Lord…. Read More ›
Remembrance of the dead
and other things…of course There are many things about the Catholic faith that trouble many Protestants. We have devotion to the saints, and especially towards the Blessed Mother. We ask them to accompany us in our lives to pray for us and with us to bring us into deeper union with the Holy Trinity, with… Read More ›
Different ways of prayer but the focus on the Lord Jesus
When talking to people who don’t pray, they tend to think there is just one kind, which is the prayer of petition. I guess the reason behind that is many people only pray when they are in trouble, then stop when things settle down again. Like after 911, the churches were full, but soon the… Read More ›
Breathe in; breathe out
The practice of prayer When I ask this “what do we pray for”, many do not understand what I am getting at. I guess we can start with the question what is prayer? The simplest answer is that it is “raising our heart and mind to God”. But that answer can lead to another question…..what… Read More ›