Does God distract us during prayer?

Does God distract us during prayer?

While it is often necessary to overcome general distractions during prayer, from time-to-time there do exist “good” distractions. Our mind can wander during prayer and sometimes God uses that to his ad-vantage. Instead of taking us away from God and his plan, these...
God calls us to unite together in a communion of love

God calls us to unite together in a communion of love

There are times when we may feel the need to pause and examine our lives. When looking at our lives, we should think about the various people we have encountered. We should focus on people who, in one way or another, left their mark on us. This might include family,...
How can we stop this “culture of indifference”?

How can we stop this “culture of indifference”?

There are moments in which I am very aware of Pope Francis’ invitation to “get out of the culture of in-difference”. How can we do it? Often the lack of empathy in the small things of life can lead us to grow numb to the pain and harden our hearts. We grow...
Prayer of the Month – September 2019

Prayer of the Month – September 2019

Good and gracious God, you  created the Earth and all that is in it. We thank you for the abundant blessing of water and its availability in our lives. We pray for the oceans, air, mountains, plants, and soil, that life and health may  pulse in them.  Help us to...