And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before (
There is a deep and abiding beauty to the journey of Lent that many in our modern era have forgotten. For some, Lent has been
Some weeks ago I went to a special Mass prepared by a group of laypeople to ask for God’s mercy on them and on their
Like a lot of people, I would like to lose weight, but I never found diet and exercise programs to be the easiest undertakings in
We have all heard the warning about “living in the past.” It’s not a wise thing to do. I know that I often catch myself
No, I do not choose the winding path. Instead, give me the straight path. I want the simplicity of a quick and easy answer –
I had a cousin called John who was a bit of a rake. If he was not genially propping up the bar at the rugby
When one of Jesus’s disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, Jesus responded with the Lord’s Prayer (Lk 11:2-4; Mt 6:9-13). In Matthew’s
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind
So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet
The prayer Jesus gave us, the Our Father as recounted in Matthew 6:9-13 and in Luke 11:2-4, has typically been divided into salutations to God
A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be
As we approach the octave before Christmas, there is a beautiful longstanding tradition in the Church of praying the “O Antiphons.” These short prayers help
So many people are turned off to God and organized, traditional religion because they are angry with God. The excuses for not praying or attending
I have never been on a silent retreat before. I asked my husband if I could go to one for five days. He laughed and
One accepted view about purgatory is that it will end at the final judgment of all mankind. Any holy soul there will then be ushered
In our family, the 6th of December is a magical day. Shoes set out in anticipation the night before are found laden with joy in
The honor given to Mary by faithful Catholics is often mistaken for worship. This is something I run across quite often. You see, I most
We all experience loss throughout our lives. It is an inevitable part of the human experience. In the poem “One Art,” poet Elizabeth Bishop talks
… [T]he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would
By our Baptism, we receive three offices as priest, prophet and king. As kings, we are called to participate in the Kingship of Christ. A
I am as delighted as all other orthodox Catholics that the Spanish Bishops have spoken out against all forms of prayer involving Eastern meditation techniques
