Personal Prayer—Being Present Is Essential

by | May 4, 2018 | Ralph Martin

  Prayer is simply the name that has traditionally been given to communication, or conversation, with God—it is awareness of Him, consciously being present to Him, and Him being present to us. Most of the laws we discover in the development of our human...

Prayer: Why & How

by | Feb 16, 2018 | Sister Ann Shields, Uncategorized

The following is a letter from Sr. Ann Shields to members of Friends of Food for the Journey that we felt was important to share more broadly. If you would like to learn more about Friends of Food for the Journey, click here. Have you been giving God some substantial...

Guide to Personal Prayer

by | Jan 26, 2018 | Ralph Martin

Many spiritual writers, including the saints, offer suggestions concerning methods on prayer. Francis de Sales, very much influenced by his own experience of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises, offers some suggested structures and formats for the practice of...

‘Your Sins are Forgiven’

by | Jan 14, 2018 | Featured Authors

The following post originally appeared as the Friday, January 12, 2018 Magnificat mediatation. You can learn more about the Magnificat here. If you are praying for someone and sense that guilt or sin is an obstacle, a good approach is to ask very discreetly and...