The prayer of the heart is mysterious, and at certain times it is lacking. Instead, the prayer of the lips that which is whispered or recited chorally is always accessible.
Prayer
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Pope Francis calls for monthlong global prayer marathon for end of pandemic
Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.
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St. Michael the Archangel is back. (Or at least his prayer is.)
Renewed interest in the prayer developed in the fall of 2018 in the wake of concerns about church unity and new revelations of the sexual abuse of children by clergy.
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Pope Francis: The Church has one essential task — to pray and to teach how to pray.
If prayer ceases, the Church has become like an empty shell that it has lost its bearings.
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Archbishop Hebda prays for peace following police shooting of Daunte Wright
“I am encouraged and inspired by the pleas for peace that have continued to come from the family of George Floyd” over the Wright shooting, Archbishop Hebda added.
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Artificial food, sex and drugs give us an artificial high — and they’re getting in the way of our search for God.
Our desires for the divine can be co-opted by artificial stimulants-. Ignatian prayer can help.
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Read: Pope Francis explains prayer and the communion of saints
Pope Francis reflects on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints in his weekly Wednesday audience.
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Reflection: This Easter, remember that nothing is impossible with God
Suffering is never the end in the Christian worldview and, more importantly, the Christian experience.
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Reflection: Don’t place a price on other people’s lives. That’s what Judas did.
The Crucifixion is not just an image of God’s love, but a mirror reflecting our sin back to us, saying, this is the evil you’re capable of.
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Reflection: God lives in our traditions. Keeping them is a form of prayer.
Remember the jar of expensive, perfumed oil that Mary pours on Jesus’ feet. We know Mary, Martha and Lazarus weren’t rich, and this oil was expensive. They would have been saving it for a special occasion.