Tag: prayer
Six Steps to Joy
I recently had coffee with a fellow Catholic who gloomily shared his ongoing struggles with overtly living out his faith in the real world and reluctance to discuss his faith with others. He made it clear that going to Mass on Sunday was all he could or should be doing. Unfortunately, this is a very [...]
Seven Lessons Fathers Should Teach Their Children
Who Introduced You to the Lord? The first question I would like to pose, is simply this: “How did you come by your faith, whether it be weak or strong, new or old? Where and when did you first come to encounter Jesus and his glorious Gospel?” For many of us, the answer would be, [...]
Five Important Lessons from Saint Joseph
As the father of a teenager with high-functioning autism, I am sometimes challenged to give my oldest child the focus and patience he needs from me. I frequently feel inadequate when I advise and guide my 12 year old son through the minefields of today’s culture. My loving wife should expect my best efforts as [...]
Like Going Up the Down Escalator
I have a few crisp memories of my grandparents on my mother’s side. One of them is a replaying, over-a-decade-old mental video of Grandpa trying to walk up the down escalator, when he realized that Grandma, my sister, and I had—like girls do—changed our mind at the last minute and decided to stay on the [...]
Daily Catholic Quote — From the Testament of St. Ephrem
“From The Testament of St. Ephrem” “Lay me not with sweet spices, For this honor avails me not, Nor yet use incense and perfumes, For the honor befits me not. Burn yet the incense in the holy place; As for me, escort me only with your prayers, Give ye your incense to God, And over [...]
Ask a Carmelite: “Is my prayer good enough?”
Dear Sister, My prayer experiences don’t seem good enough or holy enough, long enough or intense enough. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can pray better? Dear Friend, Yes, I do have a few suggestions. That’s easy… First of all, I suggest not using the expression “prayer experiences” at all. Hit the [...]
What you need to know about Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
One can discover in the Catholic faith a wide and deep variety of devotions and spiritualities. Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most visible and important. Very few people whom I know would be unfamiliar with at least the title Sacred Heart. Many parishes and Catholic institutions are named in honor of [...]
Hectic Schedules, Quiet Reflection and a Timeless Lesson
In January 2007, I became a Eucharistic guardian at my parish, which is blessed to have perpetual Eucharistic adoration. This hour each week in the True Presence of Christ has been an incredible blessing in my life and the reflection and prayer time has been the inspiration for much of my writing. I distinctly remember [...]
Daily Catholic Quote — From the Collect of the Memorial of Sts. Charles Lwanga and Companions
“From The Collect for the Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs” “O God, who have made the blood of Martyrs the seed of Christians, mercifully grant that the field which is your Church, watered by the blood shed by Saint Charles Lwanga and his companions, may be fertile and always yield you [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Ignatius of Loyola
“A Prayer for Generosity” by St. Ignatius of Loyola “Teach us, Good Lord, To Serve Thee as Thou deservest; To give and not to count the cost; To fight and not to heed the wounds; To toil and not to seek for rest; To labor and not to ask for any reward, save that of [...]
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