Four Ways to Enter the Scriptures Daily
Whether I’m leading a parish mission or a staff retreat, teaching a Bible study, or talking...
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Tag: lectio divina
The Practice of Lectio Divina
“We hear the Scriptures at Mass, and perhaps we read them for knowledge – but...
Read MorePraying the Word of God
“Allow the Word of God to help you fall in love with God and change your life.” I was blessed to study Scripture under Dr. Scott Hahn at Franciscan University of Steubenville and doubly blessed to work for him at the...
Read MoreSaying your Prayers versus Praying your Prayers
In the spiritual life, the language we use intimately reflects our hearts. As an example, let’s look at prayer. Do we “say our prayers?” Or do we pray in an intimate relationship with God? The former is like saying, “I said...
Read MoreDaily Catholic Quote from Guigo the Carthusian Monk
“Seek in reading and you will find in meditating; knock in mental prayer and it will be opened to you by contemplation.” (Guigo the Carthusian, Scala Paradisi:PL 40,998; CCC 2654) If you liked this quote, please share it with...
Read MoreContemplation for Busy People
This is an insightful and helpful article by Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio on the need to escape from the media noise we are constantly faced with and find time for contemplative prayer. He gives eight practical tips,...
Read MoreGet closer to God in four simple steps
If anyone has been in a classroom with Deacon Mike Bickerstaff, you have heard him teach on lectio divina. Read this insightful article from Catholic Digest on the steps of lectio divina and learn how to dive more deeply into...
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