holy week: a surge of the heart
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward Heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy; in a word, something noble, supernatural,...
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NOTE TO SELF: A couple things I don’t want to forget from earlier today… This afternoon, while the older four were still in school, Nick (almost 4) was doing something on the way out to the van that...
View Articlelent 2010: prayer
“Often during the day, even while outwardly engaged in conversations and business with others, remember to retire to the solitude of your heart to be with God. This mental solitude cannot be in any...
View Articlefaith fridays: unspoken, but not unanswered, prayer
Statue of Mother Mary, St. Benedict’s Monastery I recently had the experience of being on the receiving end of an answered prayer I hadn’t even had a chance to request. Maybe it was just dumb luck,...
View Articlefaith fridays: on the need to kneel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephpetepickle/3656752841/ For today’s “Faith Fridays” post, I attribute inspiration to a reflection I read on the blog of memoirist Heather King over at Shirt of Flame...
View Articlethoughtful thursdays: x’s at mary’s, prayer at ‘a and c’
Neece and I have dubbed the day for our mutual blog, An Atheist and a Catholic, “Thoughtful Thursdays.” We both love alliteration, and this goes along well with the other alliteration-happy theme days...
View Articlefaith fridays: what the pope thinks about prayer
The more I read about Pope Benedict — or, more precisely, the more I read the words of Pope Benedict — the more endeared to him I become. Indeed, for many of the faithful, he has an ability to...
View Articlefaith fridays: ready hezzy?
When my sister and I were younger, our dad used to play Frisbee with us. To alert us the round disc was about to be sent our way, he’d say, “Ready Hezzy?” And we’d know. I searched for a photo of a...
View ArticleGod’s piggy-back ride
What, you think it’s way too far up to jump aboard? Not to worry. God will stoop down to retrieve you when it’s time. More today on Peace Garden Passage...
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