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20 Ways to Teach Children to Pray
The single most powerful thing Catholic parents can do for their children is teach them to pray. Depending on the child, this may be an easy or difficult task. By teaching your children to pray, you give them the opportunity for a close…
A Summer Prayer and Blessing
A Summer Prayer Long warm days... The pace of life slows... A time for picnics and rest in the shade... Lord, help me to rest awhile in the cooling shade of your presence. Slow down my restless heart and fill me with gentle compassion for…
Live as people of the covenant
Some years ago, traveling in Guatemala, I was asked by the Sisters of St. Joseph to take some young people on an outing. Piling as many as could fit into an old Volkswagen Beetle, we had a wonderful afternoon. When the heat and humidity…
Praying with the Marianists
Tap into a spiritual tradition that can enrich your prayer life
New prayers, same Mass
A new translation of the Roman Missal is coming in Advent 2011. Here’s what that means.
The monks, the monastery, and the missal
Big changes are coming to the texts we use at Mass. Here are five ways to be ready and prayerful
30,000 Hail Marys and still going strong!
How four couples forged lasting friendships with one promise and a monthly Rosary — for 50 years
Why St. Dominic loved the Rosary
Discover the story behind this beloved Catholic devotion
More Praying With Mary
What’s a Marian litany? How do you pray a novena? Tap into these powerful traditional prayer forms.
Making the Sign of the Cross
Discover the sacred history of this universal Catholic prayer
