Jesus understands what you’re going through, because he has gone through this himself. He understands you not only because he’s divine and knows all things but because he is human and experienced all things.
Prayer
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Suffering is not the last word when it comes to life in Christ
As we prepare to enter with Christ into the protracted pain and suffering of his passion and death, let us determine to reach beyond them towards the endless delight that awaits us the other side of the tomb: the delight of life with God.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Untying our spiritual knots
In times of trouble, our connection to God is our surest lifeboat.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Searching for God, continually
Searching for God takes effort; it is not just for Sundays alone.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
The majesty of God
God is also a transcendent deity whose grandeur and majesty command our attention and our reverence.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
God is present to us, but are we present to Him?
Perhaps we should ask, with the Russian Orthodox monk and theologian Anthony Bloom, “When we think of the absence of God, is it not worthwhile to ask ourselves whom we blame for it?”
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Sometimes with prayer, start small
Examen Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Drawing closer to God by letting go
Perhaps as we prepare for the Holy Week that is to come, we will trust fully in God, knowing that whatever our circumstances, we need fear no evil, “for you are with me.”
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Praying for peace on D-Day
From 1944: When President Roosevelt led the nation in prayer on D-Day’s night, an event unique in modern history took place.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The power of God’s mercy
Vengeance, retribution and pitiless justice only amplify the power of sin.