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Lectio Divina
Spiritual reading of Sacred Scripture, especially the Gospels, is an important form of meditation. This spiritual reading is traditionally called lectio divina or divine reading. Lectio divina is prayer over the Scriptures.
Whatโs the Deal with Holy Days?
โ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐.โโฃ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃIf the nightmare of trying to get your family to Mass before the priest is consecrating the host each Sunday is preventing you from experiencingContinue reading “Whatโs the Deal with Holy Days?”
โI Wish it Need not Happen in my Timeโ – A Reflection Inspired by Frodoโs Insecurity
I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. – JRR Tolkien, TheContinue reading “โI Wish it Need not Happen in my Timeโ – A Reflection Inspired by Frodoโs Insecurity”
What’s Your Cross?
What is your cross? What is God asking you to take up to follow Him? What is God asking you to leave behind in order to follow Him? What things stand in the way of you having a more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ?
Christians Must Exercise Discipline
We need rules to help us practice discipline so that we can function as Christians in this world without becoming a part of it.
As Billy Graham says, โit is good for a ship to be in the sea, but bad when the sea gets into the ship.โ
Gospel Reflection 5/17
Jesus said to his disciples:โฃโIf you love me, you will keep my commandments.โฃAnd I will ask the Father,โฃand he will give you another Advocate to be with you always,โฃthe Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept,โฃbecause it neither sees nor knows him.โฃBut you know him, because he remains with you,โฃand will be in you.โฃIContinue reading “Gospel Reflection 5/17”
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours, or the Divine Office, is the โdaily prayer of the Church marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayerโ (USCCB). The Hours are a contemplative dialogue on the โmystery of Christ, using scripture and prayerโ (USCCB). The two most important Hours are Morning and Evening Prayer because they include a Gospel canticle: Morning Prayer (Benedictus) and Evening Prayer (Magnificat).
Sola Scriptura
As you can see nowhere in these verses does the Bible say that Scripture alone is sufficient. It does say that Scripture is important and must be acknowledged which Catholics believe. Armstrong says it best: โThe Church and Scripture are both equally necessary and important for teachingโ (Catholic Answers).
First Things
First Things: Welcome to Catholicism Iโve always found it near impossible to commit to things. As I go about my daily life, I often identify habits, goals, or practices that I wish to integrate into my life, but after only a few days of this, I grow weary, decide the practice is too difficult, orContinue reading “First Things”
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