Take Prayer Personally
The remarkable thing about this type of personal prayer is that it doesn’t just apply to Mary — we can enter into this type of prayer with God Himself in the person of Jesus.
5 Benefits to Praying the (W)holy Rosary
And as soon as I put my inhibitions aside and prayed the entire rosary in one day, my entire life changed. And now I want to share with you five benefits that I’ve discovered from praying the entire rosary every day.
Summer ’18 Prayer Challenge
Whether you’d like to revamp your prayer routine or don’t have a routine you’ve made your own yet, there are many ways you can work on your prayer life.
Christ Belongs in the Center
It may be a shock, but even the most powerful and beautiful tools in a Catholic’s spiritual arsenal can be rendered useless or empty because of our tendency to sin.
When you Don’t Totally Mean What you Pray…
Realizing that we may not totally mean what we pray means that we are at least conscious of what we are praying, and this is a very good thing.
Pray Like a Nun
The first foundational thing I learned about prayer actually came from my time of formation with none other than Jesus’ wives.
It Didn’t Have to be Beautiful
When I see beauty, in all its glory and extravagance, I realize that there is something extravagant about me. None of creation needs to exist; it exists only because God has freely chosen to create it. I exist only because God has freely loved me into existence; I am the artwork of God.
Don’t Ever Settle
It’s true that our plans do not always match God’s plans, but I can guarantee you one thing: He will never ask you to dream of less; He will only ever ask you to dream of more.
Prayer 101: How to Start Talking to God
If we don’t give God the opportunity to enter into us and change us in prayer, our lives will remain the same. He’s ready to work in our lives, but He gave us free will to choose whether we allow Him to or not. It is our choice whether we receive or reject Him.