So often we feel like our prayers go unanswered. Like God must be ignoring them. But maybe we’re the ones doing the ignoring? Unfortunately, we are too often close-minded about what an answered prayer should look like that we end up missing the answer all together. God is everywhere, yet somehow we miss Him. The [...]
Recently Abby Johnson quit her job as director of a Planned Parenthood and instead joined the peaceful group of people persistently praying on the sidewalk outside – The Coalition for Life. It’s more proof that we’re winning the fight for Life. This all happened in Bryan-College Station, home of the Fightin’ Texas Aggies (my alma [...]
“Lack of prayer is the cause of lack of time.” – Peter Kreeft I had to read this one a few times to make sure I was understanding it properly. At first I was thinking, “yep, my lack of time leads to lack of prayer. I just don’t make enough time for prayer in my [...]
The Angelus is a prayer said in honor of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Its name comes from the first line of the prayer: “The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary…” Or, in Latin: “Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ…” It is repeated three times each day – morning , noon, and night – at the [...]
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“Prayer is like a great love. When you start dating the silence can be awkward, but as you grow to know each other you can sit in silence for hours and just being with each other is a great comfort.” – Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life
A great reminder of the importance of having silence in our lives.
“The moment the alarm sounds is the heroic moment.” So says Mike Pacer, author of a new book, Prayers for Catholic Men. He’s right. And his book is filled with other such prayerful insights into every aspect of our lives – but most especially the life of a man. This book is specifically geared very [...]
We are getting such a great, growing readership on Fallible Blogma! And I really do love and value everyone’s feedback and comments that you leave – even when we disagree! It’s such an awesome way to share, learn, and grow with each other. A few weeks ago I asked for you to share any of [...]
I am not going to tell anyone the best way for them to pray. But what seems evident is that, when it comes to how to pray, we are not capable of getting it entirely right on our own. Some say it is as simple as just talking to God. And it can be. And certainly God [...]
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