Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
Time is a Gift…How are You Using It?
Time is a Gift…How are You Using It?
By Norman Fulkerson
Certain poems can be easily registered in one’s memory. This is due as much to the profundity of the words as their rhythmic meter. Such is the case with the following passages of a poem by Fr. Joseph Stedman.
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Pope Francis Nurtured with Salesian Spirituality
Pope Francis Nurtured with Salesian Spirituality
By Kevin J. Banet
Did you know that Pope Francis’ upbringing and education were greatly formed by the Salesians, and he is very thankful for this?
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The Need for Sts. Ann and Joachim's Example Today
The Need for Sts. Ann and Joachim's Example Today
By E.M. McCarthy
St. Ann and her spouse, St. Joachim, were the parents of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Their feast day is celebrated on July 26. It's believed that St. Joachim supplied the sheep for the temple sacrifices in Jerusalem.
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Faith-Filled Friends Are a Gift
Faith-Filled Friends Are a Gift
By Katie Zalany
One of the gifts I am becoming more and more grateful for in my life are my Catholic girlfriends. I'm lucky to have girls in my life who find joy in a faith community, want an active and living faith, desire to share time in prayer and Adoration, talk about faith, and pray for one another.
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God of Laughter
God of Laughter
By Katie Zalany
I was on a retreat recently and at one point in the retreat we were asked to reflect on the images of God that we had. We were given a list of various images and were told to circle ones that fit how we viewed God and who God was to us right now in our lives.
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I See You
I See You
By Katie Zalany
I was sitting at Panera eating dinner after work one evening before I had to be at a meeting, staring out the window. I was somber this particular evening and I could hear inside my soul… “I see you.”
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Mary's Shield
Mary's Shield
By Carol Monaco
How often do we seek the protection of our Blessed Mother as we go about our daily living? Seeing and sharing in the suffering of her Son Jesus Christ—suffering caused by the sins of the world—Mary provides us her greatest shield—her heart.
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Gratitude for Religious Sisters
Gratitude for Religious Sisters
By Katie Zalany
While on a retreat recently at the motherhouse of a local religious congregation, I took a walk in a nearby cemetery. Hundreds of religious sisters' graves were there, marked with crosses.
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After a Retreat: How Do You Keep the Glow Burning?
After a Retreat: How Do You Keep the Glow Burning?
By Katie Zalany
I recently came home from a retreat. Retreats are wonderful, blessed experiences -- the deep peace you feel, the communion with God, the abundance of prayer and reflection time, the awakenings you come to, the clarity of God’s voice, and the love and community of others with you.
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Pen Pal Teaches Me About the Sabbath — and Baseball
Pen Pal Teaches Me About the Sabbath — and Baseball
By Bill Dunn
A couple of months ago at my 40th college reunion, I finally got to meet my pen pal face-to-face. (Yes, I just used the term “pen pal,” an idea that is about as old-fashioned as going to Confession every Saturday afternoon and wearing a jacket and tie to Mass every Sunday morning.)
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Our job in keeping God's name holy.
Our job in keeping God's name holy.
By Troy Kroening
It may seem odd that we can do anything to keep God’s name holy. Indeed, God’s name is holy without us. But we are called to keep God’s name holy, or hallowed, in the Our Father.
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How Beautiful! "The Holy Mass"
How Beautiful! "The Holy Mass"
By Ralph Hathaway
Walk into church, as the Mass has already begun. How many are reading the church bulletin or the diocesan newspaper, not singing or even watching as the entrance procession is beginning. The Liturgy of the Word finds many on their cell phones or completely ignoring where they are.
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Raising athletes of faith
Raising athletes of faith
By Linda Kracht
Catholic parents are called to raise children of faith. Sounds easy — right? That requires bringing them to Mass each Sunday, teaching them how to pray, and talking to them about God, morality and faith — right? Easy Peasy; however, let’s not jump to that conclusion so fast.
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Don't Say That
Don't Say That
By Lorrie McNickle
The ignorance that people espouse on a daily basis is just astounding. I know that most of us just want to be well intentioned and bring solace and comfort to people with various saying, but we neglect to understand how sometimes these seemingly innocuous statements can erode and harm our Faith and even deny Christ and God the Father, whom Christ is always leading us to.
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What Kind of Prayer Makes You Feel Most Alive?
What Kind of Prayer Makes You Feel Most Alive?
By Katie Zalany
I was reading a spirituality book the other day and this question was posed: What kinds of prayer or prayer experiences excite you? In other words, what makes you feel most alive and in relationship with God?
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Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, Cause for Sainthood
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, Cause for Sainthood
By Mary Rivers
0n 6/27/19 remains for veneration of Fulton Sheen returned to his hometown diocese of Peoria,Il. Here many work to promote and proclaim Venerable Sheen among the blessed- “he who inspired many to follow Christ during his life, and may continue to inspire others.”
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Love does not equal Nice
Love does not equal Nice
By Lorrie McNickle
The Devil has duped God's people. Somewhere along the way we lost our story for the most part and the Devil has so distorted virtue and goodness that many of us now seem to perceive vice as good and honorable.
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