In Luke’s Gospel, the kingdom appears gradually, like the gathering clouds of a storm.
Prayer
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How are you preparing for Christ’s coming?
John the Baptist affirmed that God was at work, preparing a savior who would clean out Israel’s spiritual and moral corruption.
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: The importance of posture in prayer
How do you pray? Do you kneel? Sit? Lie down?
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Does your prayer change you?
If you’ve been praying the Daily Examen for a few months or even a few weeks, you may have started to notice a few ways that God is active in your life.
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How can we know that Christ is near?
A disciple who seeks these signs can help the risen Christ restore some fallen corner of creation.
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How can we speak the truth in love?
Building our lives around divine love will give our words the power to heal, to deliver and to save.
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How can we reflect the image of God?
Many of the great saints typify one or more of the beatitudes.
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The Examen with Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Recognizing the holy people in your life
Pay attention to those holy people in your life: they’re drawing you closer to God.
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The Examen with Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Noticing patterns in your prayer
The Examen with Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Noticing patterns in your prayer
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Are you radically dependent on God?
Whatever we give—time, resources, skills, attention—the offering ought to be like the widow’s: complete, courageous and with total trust in grace.