Balthasar believed our contemplation of God must take its cue from Christ, who entered into solidarity with human suffering.
Prayer
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What I learned about prayer from Hans Urs von Balthasar
Balthasar seemed to know just what I was feeling: Christians, he said, often feel like a foreigner forced to speak in a language whose rules they have never learned, or a stuttering child who wants to say something but cannot.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Remembering the Christmas traditions of my family and the Holy Family
When I think about the Holy Family I remember other holy families as well, the ones who brought me up in the faith, who showed me how to love and who taught me how to celebrate Christmas.
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It’s time to bring back devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has suffered cardiac arrest in recent decades.