What is the heart? It is the source of prayer. If our prayer does not come from the heart, it is worthless. And if our hearts are not close to God, we can not pray. Your heart is your dwelling place. It is the place where you live, where you rest. But if your heart […]
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The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer The Our Father is not only a wonderful prayer that we can pray every day of our lives. It is also a pattern of prayer that we can use as a meditation and a conversation with our Father. Here is an example: Our Father Since you are the Father
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day One When St. Paul was in Athens, he noticed that the people worshiped an unknown God. When commenting on this passage, a priest said, “We also worship an unknown God. Our unknown God is one of the members of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit.” Let’s learn to know the
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How can someone put the words Easter and penance together? Isn’t Lent all about sorrow and penance and Easter all about joy and freedom? Lent is a time of preparation. We prepare to celebrate Easter with joy. But while it seems like most of us are pretty good at coming up with ways to do
What happened in the mind of Jesus’ friend that caused him to betray Jesus? He had an idea, an idea about what should happen and what Jesus should do. When it didn’t happen the way he wanted, his resentment poisoned his mind and heart. He couldn’t hear what Jesus was saying. Communication lines were broken.
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There will not be new posts over Holy Week. Saturday, Week Five I will be their God and they shall be my people. The desire in the heart of God is for unity. He wants us to be united to him and also to each other. Throughout the Bible, we hear words about returning to
There will not be new posts over Holy Week. Saturday, Week Five Division. This isn’t just a mathematical problem. It’s a spiritual one. When God created the world and saw that it was good, it was because everything was in harmony. Everything was fulfilling the purpose for which God had made it. Therefore, all things
To do your will is my delight! This is what we hear in the psalm for the Solemnity of the Annunciation. These are words that we all should be able to say. This is what Mary thought and also what Jesus thought. This is what all the holy ones of God have thought. What about
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