The Life of Christian Prayer
What’s Your Story?
Do you feel you don’t have any stories to share with others? It’s not as hard as it seems – when you start with gratitude!
Read MoreWhy Do We Pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary?
One question I get most often form non-Catholics, but also sometimes from Catholics, is why we pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the saints. Redeemed Into the Family of God The simple but really, really important answer is this: we pray to Mary and the saints because we are all the Family of…
Read MoreCatholic Prayer is a Personal Relationship with Jesus
Do Catholics believe in a “personal relationship with God? It may surprise you to learn that the answer is yes. However, what we mean by this term is quite different from what other Christians may mean. For Catholics, having a personal relationship with God means to enter into the Mystery of Divine Intimacy. But properly…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: Why The Rosary Why Now
Author Gretchen Crowe reads chapter 2 from her book Why the Rosary, Why Now? “For a Deeper Devotion to the Church.” This chapter pulls from the writings of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen as he discusses the Holy Rosary is the solution to the lack of faith and the fear and worry that…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: Bread of Heaven in Jesus Christ: An Imaginative Venture
It’s time for another book reading! Mike Aquilina is one of my favorite modern Catholic scholars. He has done a lot to introduce us to the Early Church fathers. He is reading the chapter, “Bread of Heaven in Jesus Christ: An Imaginative Venture” from his book The Mass of the Early Christians.…
Read MoreLiving the Sacrament of Baptism
We’re in the Chapel this month, exploring how we can live out the Seven Sacraments in our daily lives. Our spiritual project in the Chapel is to explore how we can respond to the grace each Sacrament gives us through the Sacramental signs, and how we can respond to God’s call to deepen our relationship…
Read MoreStop Trying to Make Church Fun – It’s About Something Much More Important
Brian Holdsworth, YouTube Click here to see the original post on churchpop.com Brian Holdsworth seems to me to be a voice for the Millennial Generation and for Generation Z. In fact, his description of himself on Youtube as “a creative professional and struggling thinker making videos on topics that I find interesting,” seems to fit…
Read MoreChristian Spirituality – Rote Prayer vs. Spontaneous Prayer
One of the most common questions I get about Christian spirituality is, “Why do Catholics use such rote prayers while non-Catholic Christians (and charismatic Catholics) seem so much more comfortable praying spontaneously?” It’s a good question and the answer is fairly complex. You see, there is a proper role for both rote (pre-written) and spontaneous…
Read MoreHow to Pray – What Does it Really Mean to Pray Always?
Is Saint Paul serious when he says to pray always? People who don’t think they know how to pray find Saint Paul’s exhortation to “pray always” almost unbelievable. In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, St. Paul tells us to pray continually and to always rejoice. OK, I get how we can rejoice always, even if I do…
Read MoreHow the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Empower Our Adventure of Faith
God has created you for love. He wants you to be his child and his friend – to have a deep, intimate, loving relationship with him. But this relationship is going to be a real relationship – one where both parties are active in each other’s life. Now we stop and ask ourselves – how…
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