I want this for my own children and their classmates, that they will feel the prayers of their community as they navigate a world that views our faith as old-fashioned, ridiculous and even malicious.
Prayer
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I went all the way to Rome to be taught humility by a homeless man
Listening to, and seeing, the other are always important. Because no one is really the other. Nothing separates us, because we are the same.
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s lesson for prayer: Don’t worry if God feels distant.
If you feel a longing for God, take heart. You are alert and ready to receive the bridegroom. If you were not, his absence would not burn.
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A little-known saint who knew the pain of addiction—but never lost his faith
We are all plagued by vices and failings from which we can never seem to break free. The story of St. Mark Ji Tianxiang shows the power of a sincere desire to change and confidence in God’s grace.
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A farmer’s lesson: Following Jesus takes time
A life lived in the Gospel makes demands upon us. If it does not, we need to look again. Maybe we are not living such a life.
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Is there a better way to pray the Our Father? Our readers weigh in.
Readers respond with their own thoughts about tailoring the prayer that Jesus taught us.
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Praying at the sites of gun violence—even when you feel helpless
Sometimes, standing in a spot and truly acknowledging pain may be the best thing we can do.
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Pope Francis: Be like Job and bring your complaints to God in prayer
“God is not afraid of our prayer of protest, no!” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience, during which he talked about lessons the faithful can take from the book of Job.
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I found a church in Times Square. And if God can make it there, God can make it anywhere.
For people who live in New York City, Times Square is a nightmare place, a hellish whirlpool of bodies, noise and capitalism. But this weekend I discovered something new and not awful there.
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A spiritual exercise for a time of division and upheaval
I don’t know about you, but I find when things around me are getting crazy, it becomes difficult to connect to any deeper sense of self or God.