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Day 340: Scripture and the Liturgy (2025)
How do we pray? Prayer is essential for our relationship with the Lord. The Catechism teaches that we must study the Scriptures, learn how to pray, and have the will to pray. Fr. Mike shares two diff…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Day 339: Prayer of Praise (2025)
We examine both prayers of praise and also the “nuggets” for this section on the forms of prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that praise is giving God glory for who he is. He also emphasizes that the Euchar…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Day 338: Intercession and Thanksgiving (2025)
We look at two more forms of prayer: intercession and thanksgiving. Fr. Mike emphasizes that in the age of the Church, intercession, or asking on behalf of another, is participating in Christ’s media…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Day 337: Blessing, Adoration, and Petition (2025)
Prayer in the age of the Church takes on many different forms. Together, we examine specifically blessing, adoration, and petition. Fr. Mike emphasizes the beauty that all of our prayers of blessing …
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Day 336: Jesus Hears Our Prayer (2025)
We arrive at the conclusion of the article on how Jesus prays, teaches us to pray, and hears our prayer. Fr. Mike examines the remarkable beauty and simplicity of the “Jesus Prayer.” He also examines…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Day 335: Jesus Teaches Us to Pray (2025)
At the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us to pray through his own prayer to the Father. As we watch Jesus pray, his prayer becomes our template for our own prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that our pra…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Day 334: How Jesus Prayed (2025)
We look at how Jesus prays in this section of the Catechism. It is revealed how Jesus learned to pray, the frequency of his prayers, and where he prayed. Jesus brought his needs to the Father includi…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Day 333: The Psalms (2025)
The Psalms are essential and powerful prayers. Through praying the Psalms, we are giving praise to God and expressing our belief while simultaneously nourishing our faith. In the Psalms, we are remin…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Day 332: Prayer Converts Our Heart (2025)
The Catechism discusses the significance of prayer beginning with the prophets and their observations about the Temple and ritualism. It is noteworthy that while we must worship the Lord externally, …
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Day 331: The Foundations of Prayer (2025)
Do we know how to pray? The Catechism depicts Moses learning how to pray and uses this as an example of prayer and relationship with God. The Catechism goes on to talk about David and his experiences…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago