To say that prayer changes things is not as close to the truth as prayer changes me and then I change things.
02869 – Prayer Changes Me
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02740 – Silent Saturday
Easter weekend discussions tend to skip Saturday. Friday and Sunday get the press. The crucifixion and resurrection command our thoughts. But don’t ignore Saturday. You have them, too. Silent Saturdays. The day between the struggle and the solution; the question and...
02638 – Caring for Others
We too have a priestly calling to the world. Like Christ, we are called to serve and to sacrifice, through a ministry of presence and through prayer. In every leadership situation, there is and ought to be a priestly dimension to our care for others…What burden has...
02590 – The Intention of Prayer, Spirituality, & Love
Your identity is not equivalent to your biography. There is a place in you where you have never been wounded...where there's a seamlessness in you, and where there is a confidence and tranquility in you. The intention of prayer and spirituality and love is now and...
02584 – Lent for the Lamenting
It strikes me today that the liturgy of Ash Wednesday teaches something that nearly everyone can agree on. Whether you are part of a church or not, whether you believe today or your doubt, whether you are a Christian or an atheist or an agnostic or a so-called “none”...
02476 – Looking at Scripture with Eyes of Love
I believe that we can only safely read Scripture—which is a dangerous book in the wrong hands—if we are somehow sharing in the divine gaze of love. A life of prayer helps us develop a third eye that can read between the lines and find the golden thread which is moving...
02456 – Clasp Your Hands in Prayer
To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.
02455 – Prayer for Others
Prayer for others cannot be seen as an extraordinary exercise that must be practised from time to time. Rather, it is the very beat of a compassionate heart.
02397 – Prayer: A Gift from God
We have in prayer a gift from God that allows us to approach the throne of the Sovereign of the Universe and make our requests known.
02396 – Where Prayer Comes From
We didn't think of prayer--God did.