Why Go on Retreat?
Laura DeMaria
March 31, AD2023
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Have you ever been on a retreat? The word may call to mind a quiet monk’s cell or a sunny beach. If not, perhaps you
The Way – A Spiritual Journey Through Lent
David Torkington
February 22, AD2023
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If you are travelling to a distant destination you will have to travel by car or coach, by train or ‘plane by ship or space
Fruits of Grace: The First Friday and First Saturday Devotions
Rob Marco
October 1, AD2022
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Like many Americans, I carry insurance on a number of different things – some because I’m legally obligated to and others because I choose to
Crossing the Chasm
Richard Auciello
May 28, AD2022
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During my Holy Hour, I began to see images of a chasm with people on either side. Those on the right were in a “state
Praying with Scripture – Getting Started
Dom Cingoranelli
December 29, AD2020
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“Praying with Scripture – can a layperson like me can expect to do this? Is this like meditation? Seems that it requires a lot of
The Catholic Meditation Practice Known as the Rosary
Paul A. Escott
August 15, AD2020
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Meditation has never been more popular in the United States than it is at the present. Approximately 14% of adult Americans have at least tried
Christian Prayer and the Divine Office
Deacon Steve Greco
April 14, AD2020
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In its discussion of Christian prayer, the Catechism of the Catholic Church distinguishes between meditation and contemplation. Meditation is described as a quest in which
Contemplate the Mysteries of the Rosary with These Aids
Dom Cingoranelli
March 22, AD2020
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When we pray the Rosary, we’re called contemplate Christ’s life and to “pray with the heart” by Our Lady. St. John Paul II told us,
An Invitation to Those Who are Far From Prayer
Edward Monti
January 5, AD2020
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So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet
Prayer with Scripture Is Not Just for Monks
Dom Cingoranelli
October 25, AD2018
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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
Deus Caritas – God Is Love
David Torkington
November 24, AD2017
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When Charles Dickens wrote, “God is love,” on the workhouse wall, he was, of course, being sarcastic. He knew there was no love in that
Five First Saturdays – A Devotion for These Times
Dom Cingoranelli
September 15, AD2017
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On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, in her convent. Sister Lucia was one
Meditiation After Looking Through the Bottom of a Glass
Dan Byron
January 13, AD2017
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Stream of Consciousness Many thought processes tend to resemble a stream of consciousness. There logic and reason take a back seat to whatever happens to be
I Remember, I Remember!
David Torkington
February 25, AD2016
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‘I remember, I remember the house where I was born, the little window where the sun came peeping in at dawn’. (Thomas Hood – 1826)