Praying is an act of faith. When you pray, you are participating in your faith life,…
Tag: Prayer
Prayer: The Angelus
The bells booming from Gasson Hall ring across campus every day from 8 AM to 8…
Communion and Reunion
It might finally be fall, but it is not Halloween yet—or All Soul’s Day for that…
Expectations vs. Reality: Divine Mercy Sunday
The Catholic Church is good at celebrating. After the seemingly-endless forty days of Lent, there comes…
How Lent is Celebrated Around the World
When you think of the Lenten season in the United States, a few traditions come to…
On Lent and Ascesis
With Lent approaching fast, it is perhaps particularly important to give some thought to the topic…
The Simplicity of Taizé Prayer
Imagine walking into a church. Electric lights illuminate the altar, people are talking quietly, and the…
Elmer’s Prayer
The minivan drove out of the church’s flooded parking lot, pulled onto the one-lane country highway,…
Cornerstone: On Fasting and Prayer
Ascesis and its derivative—asceticism—come from the Greek verb askeō, which means to exercise. Whether the term originated…