This week, on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin talks with Brené Brown about looking at Jesus as he is, rather than as he is presented to us.
Prayer
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Does God play favorites in prayer?
A Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
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Two final teachings from Jesus on prayer
October 26, 2025, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Not only does humility place us in a correct relationship with God, but by living humbly, we also follow Jesus’ example.
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Prayer as resistance and persistence
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), October 19, 2025: Prayer, as petition or worship, is practiced in as many forms as the human imagination allows. This Sunday’s readings demonstrate the role of resistance and persistence at the core of the experience we call prayer.
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How do you find a good spiritual director?
St. Teresa of Ávila famously said that if she had to choose between someone who was wise and holy, she would pick holy. But when it comes to spiritual direction, wisdom—knowledge plus experience—is important.
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A glimpse of heaven from a childhood tree house
A Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
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Want to hear God’s voice more clearly? Try praying the rosary
The rosary is not the only prayer to help you hear God, but for me it has been the most effective.
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Jim Gaffigan reminds us that we all feel like ‘frauds’ in the spiritual life
It is normal to feel that other believers somehow have it all “wrapped up” when it comes to living a spiritual life.
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After Annunciation: School shootings are not only a political problem. They’re a spiritual sickness.
If it were only a matter of writing a better law, our regulation of guns would have been strengthened rather than weakened after Sandy Hook. Something else, something deeper, is broken.
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Ronald Rolheiser on the spirituality of ‘sticking with it’ and priestly celibacy
Father Rolheiser’s approach helps us see celibacy not simply as an ascetic practice for the sake of denying ourselves but as intentional solidarity with the loneliest people in the world.