Category: Prayer

Mary Our Guide and Model

“One is so at ease near one’s mother. With her, everything becomes easier; the weary, discouraged heart, disturbed by storms, finds new hope and strength, and continues the journey with fresh courage.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen

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Prayer: A Relationship of Love, Part 1

“Do we know and believe that God our Father, who loves us, is looking for us, and that the best place for us to be is in his arms? If we do, prayer will be as natural for us as breathing.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock

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The Way of Prayer: Emotional Humility

“If all we encounter is an unwelcome silence, we might fall into self-absorption and start trying to deconstruct the desert, thus focusing attention on ourselves, when we should be looking at Jesus.” – Glenn Dickinson

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The Rosary

“In Rosarium Virginis Mariae, Pope Saint John Paul II was intent on driving home an important point. The Rosary is a way to contemplative prayer.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.

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Prayer Lists: Gathering People and Petitions

“I did my best to share with him the reason my friends and I thought violence against the unborn created more problems than it solved…I told him I would pray for him—I sensed at the time that I was making a lifelong vow.” – Christine Hanus

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Repentance: Embracing Jesus (Part 2)

“Hence, repentance is the only true and lasting stability we have in this life. In a world, and in a time when everything is uncertain, Jesus Christ is certain.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock

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The Holy Bible: Lenten Bread

“Because He dwells in us, the command of the Holy Bible that He held in his heart is offered to our own hearts. His understanding of the Scriptures becomes the language of our souls.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles

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Prayer and Perseverance

“The more powerless and hopeless a soul feels, the greater the gift the Lord intends to give.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles

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