Do you ever feel like you're asking God for a favor? There's little power in that kind of prayer. But I'm impressed by the words of the psalmist, repeated three times in our Sunday liturgy: "Arise, O God, plead thine own cause!" (Ps 74:22) The psalmist was suffering attacks as a representative of … [Read more...] about How to increase confidence in prayer
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A prayer for ordering a life wisely
We all need to focus--and especially in September. This is true for those who begin a new academic year, of course--but as summer winds down, this is a time for most of us to refocus and restart. To this end, I'd like to commend St. Thomas Aquinas's prayer for ordering a life wisely as a way to … [Read more...] about A prayer for ordering a life wisely