How often do we lose time waiting mindlessly in the doctor’s office, standing in line at the bank, sitting idly on airplanes or waiting impatiently for meetings to commence? How often has the Lord put people in our midst who need Him – who desperately need prayer – but we haven’t h...
Gregory of Palamas (1296-1359) was a Greek Monk and theologian who, while a Bishop of Thessalonica, would defend the traditions of the Hesychasts mystical prayer practice as opposed to the more rational and intellectual approach to prayer and worship that was in fashion at the time. Bernard...
I find it interesting as we look at the Tabernacle we first come to the burnt altar, where sacrifice for sin took place. Then, we pass the golden laver where the priests washed their hands before entering the Holy Place. This points, I believe, that as we approach God, we first stop ...
the simple-minded, before the tomb of Menoux and placed their heads carefully into the sarcophagus – thedébredinoire– hoping for the same healing that Blaise experienced. Eventually the site received such a number of pilgrims that the Benedictines built an abbey on the site under the directio...
Pray for me, listen carefully, andpractice practice practice. About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf Fr. Z is the guy who runs this blog. o{]:¬) View all posts by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf→ This entry was posted inPRAYERCAzT: What Does The (Latin) Prayer Really Sound L,SESSIUNCULA. Bookmark theperm...
Practice begins at 6:00 every Sunday afternoon. Baptist Press https://www.baptistpress.com/ Fall Food Round-up The truck will be here to pick up our donations of needed items and checks early this morning. Thanks for helping the children this year. ...
I hope you’re praying too. I hope that you and I and the elderly lady at my church choir practice who lead us in prayer for the Jordanian fighter pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh, on the day we learned of his immolation – I hope that we (whatever Faith we call our own) will...
The lyrics give language to a clinically recommended practice of grounding that invites practitioners to reconnect with themselves in the present. The song, with lyrics asking for God’s help to “be where my feet are,” is itself a tool for calming anxieties and opening a more accessible ...
If I wanted to consider the oral treatment, it would mean a delay of about three weeks. A sample of the fluid previously removed from my lung would need to be sent to a specialty lab for testing to ensure that the oral treatment would be effective. So, of course, I elected to delay...
This year, I (Orin) have been posting on Facebook the little doodles that my parish Children’s Choir creates in their music while we are rehearsing. As I’ve looked through the music which is turned in, in addition to unicorns, flowers, and other odd scribbles, I also look for signs...