SCRANTON — Widely recognized for his catchphrase, “the family that prays together, stays together,” the late Father Patrick ...
Those who play an integral part in vocations say a real relationship with Jesus is necessary for discernment, and that ...
For helping to keep the Jesuits alive during their 18th-century suppression, St. Joseph Pignatelli is regarded as the second ...
Mostly, we don’t, but we continue to pray despite the feeling that our prayer won’t in fact change the situation. Why? Why ...
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When Oblate of the Virgin Mary Father Jonathon Hank, 31, was in college, he heard the Lord ask him for his entire self.
Praying the Rosary, recounting Jesus’ life through repeated Hail Marys, invites reflection and quiet space, embracing the silence between words and personal adaptation.
On the exhale, you say or contemplate the words that complete one round of the prayer. There are so many words to choose from when doing breath prayers. You can say what is on your heart, for example, ...
In context, this prayer occurs after Jesus shared his final meal with his disciples, the Passover meal, also known as the Last Supper. Jesus had spent the entire week in Jerusalem teaching in the ...
The differently sized beads indicate which part of the prayer they are on ... on a 'mystery,' which is an event in the life of Jesus or Mary." Traditionally, Kirby said, there were three sets ...
It reads 'All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers' (Acts 1:14). So, we have the names of Jesus's four ...