Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
Endurance in times of suffering
Endurance in times of suffering
By Fr. Bede Camera, O.S.B.
I don’t need to know you personally to know that you have had to endure “persecutions and afflictions” in your life. Big one’s perhaps, or even things that may seem trivial to other but which have irked and disturbed you: the neighbor’s dog eats your flowers, the monk next to me in choir sings off-key, the fact that your boss doesn’t appreciate the quality of your work,
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Praying before Communion
Praying before Communion
By Clare Lafferty
When the Holy Eucharist is distributed, most people go back to their pews and say a prayer of reflection and thanksgiving. How many people say a prayer before receiving?
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An Open Letter to Catholic Children—of all ages. What must you be thinking?
An Open Letter to Catholic Children—of all ages. What must you be thinking?
By Marie Murphy Duess
I’ve asked myself that question numerous times over the last several years about my young adult children and their friends.
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Clutter Cure
Clutter Cure
By Caroline Godin
My kitchen is a mess. The school year has barely begun and there’s papers and projects and water bottles (why are there always water bottles?) and various other items strewn about. My counters are covered in half bags of chips and snack boxes and containers and spices and other little odds and ends. Let’s not tour the laundry room or living room; they’re also disasters.
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The Joy of Suffering
The Joy of Suffering
By Madeline Mauro
We know Jesus loves us, but will we share the Cross with Him? When we say “Jesus, I trust in you,” what are we saying? Mainly, we are surrendering everything to God: The fate of your life, your health, your mind, and your loved ones. St. Padre Pio says to “pray, hope and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
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Moral Relativism Continued: The Benefits of Suffering
Moral Relativism Continued: The Benefits of Suffering
By Patricia Mann
You may have read a recent article that I wrote about moral relativism in which I lamented the rampant spread of views that reject fixed and authoritative moral truths in favor of “individual truths” which are subject only to the subject’s own views of moral reality and moral boundaries.
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta's daily prayer
Saint Teresa of Calcutta's daily prayer
By Ebeth Weidner
Help me to spread your fragrance wherever I go. Flood my soul with your spirit and life.
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What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry?
By Michelle Nicholl
It always amazes me to see how some people are in such a hurry to leave mass! They can't wait to flip up the kneeler and roll out. I'd like to ask them sometime, what's your hurry?
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The Whale's Prayer
The Whale's Prayer
By Sue Hallett
For all we know of the world, we know so little. Whales sing, of this we are aware, but more than that is pretty much a mystery. Scientists tell us that the blue whale’s song, projecting waves of sound that touch neither the sea bottom nor the foamy surface, can extend five thousand miles through the ocean.
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God answers prayers in His time, just ask Zechariah.
God answers prayers in His time, just ask Zechariah.
By Troy Kroening
As we are told in the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah was serving as the priest to burn incense in the sanctuary of the Lord. The angel then appeared to him and told him that “because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son.” Zechariah responded in disbelief and was struck mute because of his disbelief. [Luke 1:5]
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The Joey Scam
The Joey Scam
By Sue Hallett
My 90-year-old mother called around 10 this morning. She was a bit sheepish. “Are you busy today?” she asked, her usual prelude to a request for help from me. I said that I was planning to stop by at 3 p.m. to do a few things for her. She said that it needed to be sooner.
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God's Awesome Design for Depression
God's Awesome Design for Depression
By Greg Schlueter
Experts have been drawing attention to a growing, culture-wide epidemic of depression. Before another word, please note: My use of “depression” in this article is not in the clinical sense. I’m not a psychologist. I’ve never seen a counselor. I’m not on medication.
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The Martha Syndrome
The Martha Syndrome
By Marie Murphy Duess
I’m a Martha Stewart wannabe when it comes to entertaining. As a child, I loved setting the table for my parents’ guests, and my tables became even more elaborate when I married and started to entertain in my own home. No guest ever leaves a dinner party without a handmade favor. And I spend hours preparing the meals I serve, frantic that I get it right.
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Rooted in Love
Rooted in Love
By Norma Elaine Robertson
There's always one thing that Jesus tells me before telling me anything else, "I love you." Jesus didn't say, "Alright. These are the conditions in which you must meet before I love you." And then name off a list of conditions. There is no doubt in this world, or in the next, that Jesus loves you.
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Thankful Thursday - both and
Thankful Thursday - both and
By Dianne Marie
Again - time has slipped away. Rather than bemoan that fact, I want to revel in what that has meant for me. It’s been 7 months since I uprooted my life.
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Family, Friends, People in Purgatory and Ethiopia
Family, Friends, People in Purgatory and Ethiopia
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
If there’s one thing that my Catholic Elementary School education taught me, it was to look outside myself in all situations, but particularly when there’s suffering involved. Having gone to a small school, teachers sometimes got recycled into different grades, causing me to have one teacher both in 5th and 7th grade. This teacher had a very specific way of incorporating prayer into our class time
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How being a parent helped me better understand God
How being a parent helped me better understand God
By Emily Allen
Becoming a mother has opened my eyes to just how much of children we truly are in the eyes of God. The interactions I have with my son on a daily basis have offered true insight into the relationship between God and man. There’s a sense of immeasurable love for my child, and a desire to keep him safe from any sadness or danger. I also have a better sense than he does about what’s best for him.
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