Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
Presence of YHWH--Dear God Letters
Presence of YHWH--Dear God Letters
By Dom Perry
Dear God, I draw my breath from you, O God. "Yahweh God shaped man from the soil of the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living being." Gn 2:7. And I begin my prayer always by proclaiming--presence of YHWH.
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Look Alive!
Look Alive!
By Elizabeth Tichvon
As November ends, so do the Gospel readings about the Second Coming, when, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “...the glorious Christ will reveal the secret disposition of hearts and will render to each man according to his works, and according to his acceptance or refusal of grace.” (Para. 682)
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Why We Should Visit Cemeteries in November
Why We Should Visit Cemeteries in November
By Dan Goddu
I'm not sure exactly when it was that I started to find cemeteries to be peaceful places. But they are filled with so much hope.
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The Grace of Yes! A Modern Day Parable
The Grace of Yes! A Modern Day Parable
By Janet Moore
The Grace of Yes! We are products of the Grace of Yes! If our parents hadn't said 'Yes' to us, or at least if our mom hadn't said 'Yes' to us, we wouldn't be here. Even if our home and family isn't picture perfect... Even if it is or was the exact opposite of perfect, still a 'Yes' was said for you -- for your life! The Grace of Yes!
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Dumb Down Lincoln
Dumb Down Lincoln
By George Galloway
This month we celebrate the 151st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. All the accolades were written last year and I don’t mean to expound upon them; but only to offer a warning: the Common Core initiatives adopted by our schools, even Catholic schools
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Letter to depression sufferer
Letter to depression sufferer
By Marie Kelly
These days are dark for you, I understand. You can't see past the bleakness and confusion of right now. Your mind is filled with a million horrid thoughts. Arrows tearing up your soul suggesting you are unworthy, unlovable and other awful, terrible lies. These are lies. Untruths meant to trip you. The source is your enemy. Fight them!
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Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness
By Joni Johnson
It’s almost that time of year: when the Christmas movies come at us, one after the other, in rapid succession. There is the fact that many of them don’t realize the irony of showing Christmas movies during Advent. Let’s move beyond that.
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Carrie Underwood with Vince Gill How Great thou Art
Carrie Underwood with Vince Gill How Great thou Art
By Catholic365
Happy Thanksgiving from Catholic365.com. Carrie Underwood teams up with Vince Gill in this emotional rendition of How Great Thou Art. It is a perfect expression for us at Catholic365.com to pause and give thanks to Almighty God, Who has graced our lives with so many great blessings.. We are thankful for our Authors who share parts of their soul with each literary submission.
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All Souls--Dear God Letters
All Souls--Dear God Letters
By Dom Perry
"As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God." Psalm 42:2. My soul thirsts for heavenly desires after a life of flesh, and worldly needs. My soul is only strengthened when at Holy Mass I encounter the only true love my soul desires--that which my soul only truly craves for. When at prayer at your altar I ask for, and feel the presence of God.
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Time to Pause, Take a Breath, and Give Thanks to HIM
Time to Pause, Take a Breath, and Give Thanks to HIM
By Larry Peterson
The simplicity of the Thanksgiving Holiday captured my spirit decades ago. This is the one day of the year where we, as Americans, just stop everything and take a breath from the year gone by to say THANK YOU to God.
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ADVENT: WATCHING AND WAITING
ADVENT: WATCHING AND WAITING
By Lavinia Theodoli Spirito
Advent kicks off the Liturgical year in the Western churches. During this time the faithful are admonished to prepare themselves to celebrate the Lord’s First Coming into the world as Savior by receiving Him in the Eucharist and in many other occasions of grace, and also to be ready for His final coming as Judge, both at death and at the end of the world.
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Let's Give Our Kids a Sense of the Sacred
Let's Give Our Kids a Sense of the Sacred
By Colleen Mitchell
I read a Facebook conversation the other day discussing the style of Mass that people find appeals most to their children. Surprisingly, or maybe not so much, many of the parents said that Masses full of artificial elements meant to appeal to children were not the ones where their children were most drawn into the Mass.
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The Anima Christi Amplified
The Anima Christi Amplified
By Sarah Mathew
It’s been around since the 14th century, this beautiful prayer that I say after I receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Before I knew the Anima Christi, my post-communion prayer was sometimes a fumbling for words to express the awesome experience of knowing I had Jesus in His Body, Soul, and Divinity within me.
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November and Aisle Two
November and Aisle Two
By Grace Mazza Urbanski
Last night I met a woman named Sharon. I was on a late-night shopping run at a big-box store, and though we were never formally introduced, I learned her name from her cheerfully decorated name tag.
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The Fast of Saint Martin: Preparation for Christmas
The Fast of Saint Martin: Preparation for Christmas
By Madeline Pecora Nugent, CFP
For those in the know, we are currently well into the Fast of St. Martin. For those not in the know, they will wonder what in the world is that! The Fast of St. Martin was practiced in medieval times to prepare for Christmas. It predated the current Advent preparation.
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The Secret of Prayers
The Secret of Prayers
By Andee de Jesus
When was the last time you had the real heart to heart talk with God? I could imagine you will answer, “Today, when I asked Him to give me blessings.” or “Last night, to keep from me bad things.” Most often than not, our prayers starts when we ask the Lord to give all the things we wanted to have.
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On Forgiveness
On Forgiveness
By Crysaly Aviles
As we recite the “Our Father” during Mass and boldly declare: “...forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us...” do we really forgive? And do we even know what forgiveness means or how to achieve it?
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