Hail Mary – A Meditation
Hail Mary, full of grace. Oh Mother Mary, Virgin Mary, Holy Mary! The Archangel Gabriel called out to you, and you obediently gave attention. You set the example…
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The More the Merrier
I like praying the Rosary. But I also bore easily. As I mentioned in last month’s article Rosary Riff, to keep the Rosary fresh I make up my…
Fasting
One of the things the church asks us to do in lent is fasting. But why? Does Jesus really want us to go hungry? The truth is, it…
Come Away And Rest With Jesus
In today’s Gospel reading from Mark, the disciples have just returned from a teaching mission to the villages in the area where they were traveling with Jesus. They…
“Your Will Be Done”- The Most Troubling Words in Catholic Prayer
If we want to share the good news of Jesus Christ, if we want to live as adopted children of God, and if we want to reflect God’s…
Something New
January. Just the mere mention of it brings forth images of dark mornings, cold days, ice and snow (at least for those of us living in the Northeast.)…
The Lord’s Prayer, Part 3 – Thy Kingdom Come
Continuing our reflection of the “Our Father,” it is now time to turn our attention to the phrase “Thy Kingdom Come.” Essentially there are two things we are…
Rosary Riff
I pray the Rosary. I like to do the mysteries, but I’ve been doing them for a long time, and like to reflect on other themes besides the…
When You Give, When You Pray, When You Fast
It is perhaps interesting to note that Christ never commands his disciples to read the Scriptures daily. Living in a culture which was largely illiterate and lacked the…
Realigning Your Resolutions for Relationship
Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Jacqueline Vick to the New Evangelizers blog! As a child, I rang in every year with the same routine. My parents…