Prayer: When, How, and Why
Do you talk to God?
Prayer
Holy contradictions: commemorating Thomas Merton
Back when my middle-aged sons were little boys, another young mom from church handed me a copy of Thomas Merton’s
Engaging with Online Prayer
If you’ve never taken part in online prayer before, it can be daunting knowing where to begin.
Saint Simon and Saint Jude: Obscure Saints, Profound Wisdom
I think we need a virtual army of intercessors, led by this patron saint of desperate causes, to help us through our own current “difficult time.”
At-Home Prayer Stations for Election Day
Election Day is quickly approaching in the United States. Although any election season can be stressful, this year feels more
Prayer Pumpkins and Praying for Your Enemies
Yesterday, on day two, I awoke before the rest of our household and read the news, as I typically do each morning. The difference was yesterday as I read the news, my white prayer pumpkin was sitting in front of me.
Prayer Pumpkins
Some days it’s hard for me to think about the last 24 months or so. I have gone from being an 18-month plan-ahead kind of person to a taking-it-one-day-at-a- time kind of person.
Of Poor Ladies & Oreos
I hope Clare of Assisi and her Poor Ladies embraced the gift of humor as much as they did poverty, charity and humility.