A Worldwide Prayer Network

A Worldwide Prayer Network

With this stage we conclude the spiritual journey of the Way of the Heart. At the beginning of everything is God the Father, in love with us, who wants to speak to us. He comes to meet our restless and needy heart, to fill us with his grace, forgive us and make sense...
How the Eucharistic Youth Movement changed my life

How the Eucharistic Youth Movement changed my life

About 19 years ago I joined this beautiful family of the Eucharistic Youth Movement (EYM) and have experienced a deep friendship with Jesus that unites us through simple gestures like sitting at the same table and sharing bread with each other. This movement has...
The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer

The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer

On June 28 Pope Francis told us, “The Apostleship of Prayer, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and in communion with him, reminds us that the heart of the Church’s mission is prayer. Be mindful: the heart of the Church’s mission is prayer. We can do so many...
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...