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Prayer is friendship with God

Prayer is friendship with God

St. Teresa of Avila, a Doctor of the Church, defines prayer as friendship with God. This saint teaches us, from her own prayer experience, that praying is not an exchange of words, but of your inner self. This helps me realize that God is with me and I am with God. It...
Remain in the love of Jesus

Remain in the love of Jesus

“If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.” (John 15:10) Loving and remaining in love requires more action than words. It is a dynamic of the heart that we deploy from...
This is what happens when Christ dwells in our hearts

This is what happens when Christ dwells in our hearts

The goal of the Christian life is to identify with Christ, to the point where it can be said, like St. Paul, that “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20). Becoming more like Jesus is undoubtedly a constant challenge. His...
Jesus inspires us to do something good every day

Jesus inspires us to do something good every day

God the Father, in his immense mercy, wants to communicate with us, to give us his life. It is in the person of his Son Jesus that we find the model of this communication. In recognizing this surrender, we feel moved to surrender our lives as well. We gratefully...
Two pillars that keep us tied to Christ

Two pillars that keep us tied to Christ

St. John Bosco had a powerful dream on May 3rd, 1868 called the “Two Pillars,” which reminds us what will keep us closely tied to Jesus Christ, no matter what storm will overtake us in life. The vision illustrated the need to remain firm in devotion to the...