Tag: prayer
Changing God’s Mind
Catholics know that they should pray to God if they need something because of many examples in the Bible. Prayer is communicating with God,...
Lenten Prayer
During Lent, prayer takes on even more significance as Catholics reflect on Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. Lenten prayer...
The Three Pillars of Lent
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are fundamental practices in the life of a Catholic. They are performed with even more intensity during the season of...
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. On that day, Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads in the form of the...
Lent
Inspired by the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert before his public ministry, Lent is the prayerful and penitential season when Catholics...
Examination of Conscience
For a Catholic to make a good confession and have the best assurance that they will encounter the loving mercy of Jesus Christ in...
God’s Voice
In spite of man’s sinfulness, the human heart still has the ability to hear and respond to God’s voice but requires the help of...
Temptation
When we are tempted, we are battling an envious enemy who wants to separate us from God by causing us to doubt his plan...
Pray Without Ceasing
God is constantly present in our lives and He is always ready to listen to our prayers of blessing, petition, intercession, thanksgiving, and praise....
Repetitive Prayer
Immediately before teaching them the Our Father, Jesus cautioned his disciples against prayer that consisted of empty words and useless repetition. Non-Catholics often accuse...