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Prayers for Pope Francis

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 adminAll Categories, Faith & Life

The Holy See Press Office has released an update on Pope Francis’ health as he is being treated for a respiratory infection, noting that his complex clinical condition requires an extended time of treatment in hospital.

As he remains in hospital with double pneumonia, we keep him close in prayer.

Pope Francis, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (233): Why is prayer a battle?

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 adminFaith & Life

Fighting against the temptations of the world and the devil, and especially our own weaknesses, to hold fast to prayer, is what we are all called to do. Once we have overcome the enemy in battle through prayer, we will merit the glory that God has in store for us in heaven.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (232): What do we mean by “meditation”?

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 adminFaith & Life

While vocal prayer is important as it involves our whole being participating in praying to God, meditation makes a more interior journey, relying on imagination, emotion and desire to be one with Him. Contemplation is a complete surrender to God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (231): When and where can we pray?

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 adminFaith & Life

We can communicate with God anywhere we are, although there are appropriate places for some forms of worship. While the Church gives us some instruction on when to pray, our prayer lives must continue ceaselessly, guided by the desire to unite with God and be obedient to His Word.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (230): What are the forms of prayer?

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 adminFaith & Life

As followers of Christ, we must bless the Lord, adore Him, offer thanksgiving and praise, as much as we petition Him, if not more. We must also intercede for others, especially those who have wronged us.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (229): What did Jesus teach us about prayer?

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 adminFaith & Life

Jesus’ life in the Gospels guides us how to pray always with a true conversion of heart, in faith, obedience and awareness. Christ exhorts us to pray without ceasing, with humility, and to always ask the Father in His name.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (226): What do the Psalms teach us about prayer?

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 adminFaith & Life

Using the Psalms, we would be praying as Jesus would have, we would be praying with the entire Church. There are no better prayers that encompass the entire human experience, enabling us to pray with the thoughts of God.

Bite-size theology, prayer, Psalm

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (223): Is prayer for everyone?

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 adminAll Categories

Not just Catholics, but men of every religion have the innate predisposition to the recognition and awareness of a God and the inspired desire to have a relationship of prayer with Him.

Bite-size theology, prayer

BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (222): What is prayer?

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 adminFaith & Life

When we adopt the mind of God and follow Him in his ways with all our heart, pour out to Him every need, every problem and allow Him to encompass us with his love – this is prayer.

Bite-size theology, prayer

DAILY PRACTICE OF PRAYER (#6)

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 adminFaith & Life

There are different ways of praying: verbal prayers, short and lengthy prayers, reading the Bible, praying the Psalms and so on. Even work and suffering can become prayer and bring us to a close relationship with God and fellow man.

Bible, Holy Spirit, prayer

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