When someone tells me that their prayer seems dry, we need to consider an array of possible contributing factors. Dryness in prayer can result from
Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday on February 22 this year, is just around the corner. Now, before the season starts, is the time to
In Part One, we considered the many pressing causes in the world that require your prayer – yes, yours! – with an emphasis on prayer
Something special just landed in my mail. Since I began reviewing books in 2012, you know that it takes something for me to say that.
Someone else’s reflections are or can be, an aid to prayer. However, they are not your prayer or my prayer per se. Some such aids
“Praying with Scripture – can a layperson like me can expect to do this? Is this like meditation? Seems that it requires a lot of
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” (Eccl 3:1) This verse was part of one of
We can always benefit from exchanging bad habits for good habits, no matter when we begin. And any time in Advent is a great time to do
Every year at Lent, the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent tells us the story of Christ’s time in the desert. Jesus began His
Some of us may know, or have known, a person that makes our blood boil just by being in our presence. Or perhaps, one’s reaction
Many Catholics may have fairly active sacramental lives and prayer lives. Unfortunately, for some, their prayer lives often omit prayer with Scripture. Instead, they focus