Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” Come to our aid now, that we may experience your healing love.
Prayer
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The startling prayer life of Søren Kierkegaard
“The function of prayer is not to influence God,” Kierkegaard said, “but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
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Meet the Louisiana priest behind a 100-gallon crop duster blessing
It is a beautiful thing when the sacred and the quirky come together in such a way that only Catholicism can arrange.
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The Samaritan Woman and the Power of Women Preachers
The woman at the well is an example of Christian witness and discipleship.
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How do you encounter God in your daily life?
Transfiguration foreshadows Jesus’ future glory in the resurrection.
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Excerpts from the prayer life of a cancer patient
I have stopped praying for years at a time. I started praying again not because I think God wants me to but because prayer turns me into one kind of person and no prayer turns me into a different kind of person.
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God’s love is unconditional. Is yours?
What does Jesus mean when he calls for perfection?
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Lent reminds us that while sin and death exist, so does hope
Lent gives us an opportunity to work against temptations.
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I survived sex trafficking. Now, prayer is helping me heal
Being able to experience God through prayer has changed my life. I have learned to respond with love instead of lashing back; I have learned my worth and strength; I have learned to not allow negativity back into my life.
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A (Complicated) Prayer for Kobe
Feelings are not political agendas and many of these celebrities are intertwined in our memories in ways that bypass our frontal cortex.