Love, True Love
“Motherhood calls us to a mature understanding of love, which is deeply satisfying.” – Christine Hanus
“Motherhood calls us to a mature understanding of love, which is deeply satisfying.” – Christine Hanus
“In prayer, I began to feel convicted that He was asking more of me than simply offering my works and merits to Him. I felt a gentle stirring in my soul that He wanted more than the tasks I could give Him.” – Sarah Yurgelaitis
David Torkington concludes his series on prayer with an important overview of fundamentals of our faith.
The morning offering is the beginning of a life lived completely in self-donative love, united to Jesus and given to the Father. David Torkington explains how this practice took root in the lives of the first Christians.
On the busiest of days, Claire Dwyer reminds us that the Church extends us the grace of a beautiful practice: the Morning Offering.
David Torkington continues his mini-course on prayer with a reflection on our prayerful participation in the Holy Mass.
In part 10 of his mini-course on prayer, David Torkington wraps up the first section of his prayer treatise by focusing on the paramount importance of daily prayer with a summation and examples.
In part 9 of his Mini-Course on Prayer, David Torkington concludes his explication of the final letters of the “OUR FATHER” mnemonic highlighting the importance of an examination of conscience and of repentance.
David Torkington’s mini-course on prayer continues with part 5, wherein he talks about starting the journey of prayer with vocal prayer; he begins his explanation of a mnemonic to help us along the way.
What’s the purpose of the Offertory? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview liturgy expert Christopher Carstens and discuss uniting our hearts to God’s heart during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.