I invite you to send me your petitions so that they can be placed at Mary’s Shrine during the octave, asking our Lady to obtain God’s grace for you and your loved ones. Click the link below!
What does the Immaculate Conception have to do with Advent? Sarah Christmyer shares her insights with readers of The Great Adventure Bible Timeline blog.
How many times have you heard the suggestion to pray together as a couple? But how do you actually going about doing something that can seem strange and awkward, at least at first? Here are some practical tips. More →
How do you make decisions? Are you a shoot from the hip sort of person, or do you have more of the slow and methodical mindset? Our lives are full of moments where we are given the opportunity to a…
Prayer and evangelism are both part of God's plan.
As a young boy I was taught the importance of praying to God at meal time as well as before I would go to bed. My prayers were often qui...
"I believe that the simple, permanent, biblical solution to this almost universal problem is to stop making up your own prayers most of the time and to pray the Bible instead."
We know that prayer is central to our faith, but do you sometimes find it boring? Are you easily distracted? Do you doubt God is listening? Walsh shares practical, biblically based tips to help you ignite your conversation with the Lord. Discover how to pray through your pain, when heaven seems silent, and more. Praying Women: How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say (9780801078026) by Sheila Walsh
Sometimes praying directly about our vocations can actually distract us from discovering them, or from allowing God to bring us to them in His time. If we’re always asking God to “please-please-please show us which vocation we’re supposed to choose,” then we risk the chance of missing the meaning of the experiences we’re having in the present that will inform our vocations in the future.
"Our pastors need us and I often wonder if they are given the freedom to struggle and be weak."
Sometimes I just don’t want to pray. Shouldn’t I enjoy praying? I’m a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; prayer ...
Many people think prayer is a solo sport and once you grow up you “graduate” to the team sport of praying with others. However, the scriptures reveal that the major emphasis on prayer is to do so w…
To support your people in prayer, focus on who God is
Can we address God generally in prayer? Should we only pray to the Father in the name of Jesus? Is it right to pray to directly to Jesus? Is it right to pray directly to the Holy Spirit?
When we fake fine, we fake our way out of authentic relationship with God, others, and ourselves.
When you're praying, do you ever wonder if you're doing it right? Pastor Darrin Patrick takes us back to the basics and shows us how Jesus taught us to pray....
Why is prayer such an urgent matter for the church? I’ll tell you why . . .
Should we pray for our president? When answering this question, we would do well to remember the political realities of the early centuries.
It's one thing to do the work but it's another to release that work into the world for all to see. This requires prayer and a lot of.