Should We Sit Quietly During Prayer? Part I of III Today I want to begin discussing misconceptions about the place of silence in prayer growth.
Freeing My Heart Dear Father John, I love God so much and want to be completely open to Him. How do I detach my heart
Simple Resolutions for the New Year … I thought I would once again suggest some simple but powerful resolutions for the New Year. So, without
That Loving Knowledge of God Although the Almighty is beyond the power of human understanding to grasp, Christians believe that knowing God’s Will is possible
The other day I was feeling disgusted at the depravity of our culture. I am an idealist. I would like the world to be perfect,
The Joy of the Gospel The Joy of the Gospel! Father Michael Najim discusses Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. He highlights paragraph three of
“Let me see you, let me hear your voice.” These final days of Advent lift our hearts to the coming of Christ and are meant
There are key strategies of indirect attack that the enemy of our souls uses to significantly disrupt our spiritual progress. One is the corruption of
What Aspect of Carmelite Spirituality do You Find most Helpful for Your Prayer? What thoughts have crossed your mind when you have read the
Contemplative Prayer — Catechism Paragraph 2717 Contemplative prayer is silence, the “symbol of the world to come” or “silent love.” Words in this kind of
