An English translation of the pope’s prayer in Madagascar.
Prayer
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True discipleship requires sacrifice for the needs of others
We disciples must live out the “great reversal” in our daily lives.
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What a crook can teach us about generosity
The benefits of generosity are obvious even to a crook like the steward.
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How to pray with nature
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through an Examen on praying with nature.
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Mary Karr’s unlikely conversion to Catholicism
The best-selling memoirist on her turn from agnosticism to the Catholic Church and how Ignatian spirituality has changed her life
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Why do we look for God in a hurricane?
God is not some petulant deity sending disaster upon those who disobey; God is the God who meets us in disaster.
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In prayer, patience is crucial.
Our commitment to God is expressed through living out the gospel, but also in your fidelity to prayer. Day in and day out. “Showing up and shutting up,” as my friend likes to say about daily prayer.
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How can we live out the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
A life of true intentionality requires us to seek out the lost and welcome them.
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To follow Christ, you must renounce your ego.
Discipleship requires us to renounce our ego.
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If prayer starts to feel stale, don’t be afraid to shake things up.
There’s nothing wrong with setting a particular practice aside for a time and trying something else. Maybe you could pray with the psalms. Or maybe take a book of spiritual reflections and let that invite you into prayer. Or maybe you could just sit quietly in God’s presence.