Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
Mother Thrice Admirable
Mother Thrice Admirable
By Susan Skinner
Mary has guided and continues to guide all her children to Jesus, as she did at the wedding of Cana when she said to the dejected servants: “Do whatever He tells you” John 2:5…Hers is a teaching of the faith in Christ permeated with gentleness, profound knowledge of Jesus and human nature, as well as of her own most particular mission in the divine plan of salvation. -Pope Benedict XVI
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An Alzheimer's Awakening
An Alzheimer's Awakening
By Rosemary Bogdan
My mother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade, very debilitated for most of that time, unable to walk, scarcely able to talk or recognize the people who loved her most. My three youngest children had never known her in any other condition and yet, inexplicably, each still had a relationship with her.
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A Protestant View of the Advent Wreath
A Protestant View of the Advent Wreath
By Sarah Aten
Colors have meanings in Catholicism. Green stands for growing and fertility. White is the color of saints, standing for light, innocence, and purity. Red is the color of blood, and it represents God's love, martyrdom, and fire. Black is the color of mourning and sorrow
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Advent: A Special Season
Advent: A Special Season
By Bill Dunn
It is early December, which means we have entered a special and festive and joyful season. We are once again in the season of … Advent. Advent?! Who pays any attention to Advent anymore? Our entire American culture has been going bonkers for the Christmas season since about 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving afternoon
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May It Be Done To Me
May It Be Done To Me
By Sarah Aten
"What do you think of IVF?" We just met on an online dating site and you're going to ask me THIS??? "Um, well, I'm a Catholic, so I'm not for it... You know, embryos being murdered and all in the process, it's not natural, that whole 'respect for life' gig we got goin' on."
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What Are We Waiting For?
What Are We Waiting For?
By Carol Ann Chybowski
What has God promised us except His very own Self? In Jeremiah’s time, the promise was still far off. We are much luckier. For though we are waiting for the Messiah to come again in His glory, He is already here with us now. He waits with us, and if we take His hand in prayer, all things become possible.
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Hanging By My Fingernails
Hanging By My Fingernails
By Melanie Jean Juneau
I have said “yes” to God hundreds, maybe thousands of times, Each time going deeper, Deeper into surrender, Deeper into trust.
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Seven Tips for Creating a Prayer Habit
Seven Tips for Creating a Prayer Habit
By NA
It is really easy to feel like we have no time or that we are JUST THAT BUSY. However, the truth is that most people do not naturally use time wisely. Last April after reading Holly Pierlot's book A Mother's Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul, I bought her companion e-book that had tracking sheets available.
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My Comfort Zone
My Comfort Zone
By Michael Adsit
It was a Sunday afternoon, the skies were gray with snow falling and the Alberta Clipper slowly nipping our region. While watching a football game in the living room, my spouse entered and kindly reminded me that Joy’s father passed away, and the funeral is in ten minutes. Still wearing my Sunday best, I quickly headed over to the church to pay my respects.
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Is Christ My King?
Is Christ My King?
By Judy Landrieu Klein
“Jesus is the Lord of my life.” That was a common statement in the evangelical Christian church I attended 25 years ago, before I returned to the Catholic Church in 1988. Meditating on the Feast of Christ the King, I wondered why Catholics don’t use that kind of language more often when we describe our relationship with Christ.
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On Praying to Mary
On Praying to Mary
By Crysaly Aviles
What do you say to others when they ask you why you pray to Mary? My personal response: She’s real. She intercedes, she listens, she comforts me.
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Atheist Billboard Is Myth-Guided
Atheist Billboard Is Myth-Guided
By Bill Dunn
The American Atheists organization sponsors billboards every Christmas season. One of their favorite billboards depicts a Nativity scene, with the silhouettes of Mary and Joseph kneeling in prayer next to the manger which holds the baby Jesus. A bright star shines overhead. And off to the side, three distinguished men riding camels are headed toward the Holy Family to pay homage.
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Abandoned Souls of Purgatory
Abandoned Souls of Purgatory
By Mallory Hoffman
Who are the abandoned souls of Purgatory? The abandoned souls are those who, for whatever reason, have no one to pray for them. Imagine this, you are ill, and you are in a place where no one knows you, where there is no one who speaks your language.
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On Fruitfulness
On Fruitfulness
By Crysaly Aviles
Did you know that as individuals and a collective Body of Christ we are meant to be fruitful? I often wonder about that. Sometimes I feel caught up in mundane tasks that demand my attention and it feels like I’m not producing a fruitful lifestyle as defined by scripture.
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Living on Our Prayers
Living on Our Prayers
By Vickie Armstrong
Prayer warriors are called warriors for a reason. We understand that for, although we are in the flesh, we do not battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. (2Cor 10:3-4) There is nothing passive about those who war in prayer but they do understand the dynamic of our total dependence on God.
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What Do You Mean You Are a "Maronite" Catholic?
What Do You Mean You Are a "Maronite" Catholic?
By David R. Myers
I was raised as a Latin Rite Catholic. I did not hear that there was such a thing as the “Eastern Rite” until I was about 20 years of age. I was attending Christian Brothers College (now Christian Brothers University) in Memphis, Tennessee, and I took a concentration of courses in Religion and Culture (one short of a minor).
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Got A Hug For Me God
Got A Hug For Me God
By Connie Beckman
Recently I had a relapse into self-defeating negative thoughts about myself. When I was reflecting on Psalm 35 and 36, it reminded me how I allowed the evil one to whisper lies to me about myself. I became filled with negative thinking and acting.
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