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Follow the link to a very important article by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap. https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/10/91409/ I agree with Archbishop about all the wonderful gifts Pope Francis has given the Church. In particular, I appreciate his love for the poor, his defense of life, and his admonitions against wasteful materialism. I also agree with the […]
A battle is being fought for blessings. Instead of the blessing that the world actually needs when war and atrocities abound, some ponder how to condone sin by cheapening sacred formulas into the jargon of a comfortable religious industry.While some want to abuse sacred power in an effort to bless what cannot be blessed, others […]
Dear Readers, Thank you for reading this blog and for the encouragement through the years. It has been nearly twenty years since the blog Beginning to Pray began — and you have been a blessing for my life. This is to let you know that I will continue this blog for many more years, God […]
“Lord, you love truth in the heart. In the secret of my heart, teach me wisdom.” David prayed these words after he repented of committing adultery with Uriah’s wife and then killing him. Through his sin, he discovered that his heart lacked wisdom and without the truth, he was given over to grave evil. He […]
Contemplative prayer is best begun under the Sign of the Cross. This physical action together with the words that recall our baptism opens access to the heart of God and protects from irrational powers that would otherwise oppose this holy effort. The words of this simple prayer orient me to the Holy of Holies – […]
A spiritual father is someone who serves the Lord and ministers God’s word to another. This is what Elijah did for King Abab of Isread. Ahab, for his part, rejected this fatherhood at first. Under the enchantment of a destructive marriage and idolatry, the king refused to believe. Instead, he pitted himself against the Lord. […]
Even earthly bread, if received with thanksgiving, is food for the heart. It joins us in fellowship and sustains not just our bodies, but something of our spirits too because of the love that it expresses. Yes – bread reveals the love of the one who provided it. This love is more important than the […]
To be a Christian is to be plunged into the mystery of the Trinity. This mystery is one of both primordial and eschatological love for humanity. Just how radical this love is defies any attempt to articulate. Yet the Word of the Father has spoken it once and for all in the silence that followed […]
At the heart of every revival is the eternal plan of the Father that has predestined us in Christ for every spiritual blessing. There is such wisdom and goodness in this plan that it can move the coldest of hearts into prayer. It is this grace that stands behind the revival of our own times […]
Some thoughts on Pope Benedict https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/the-spirituality-of-benedict-xvi?fbclid=IwAR2FAbw__esP_gP8vH4u_Ht4sYKZxL2eEn7x7gZteOxiqqxMewgIl5OQxBg
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