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The Work of Rest: How I Find Time for Spiritual Reflection in My Busy Life
As our family prepared for vacation one year, we were consumed with checklists and activities. While helping my daughter into t...
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Deep Rest In the Day-to-Day
During pregnancy, I had been told many times of the tiredness that would come with being a new mother. Many well meaning women ...
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How The Holy Spirit Has Radically Changed My Life
Before Alpha, my life was quite painful. I have suffered with depression and anxiety, and I have lived with an eating disorder....
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I Was an Unfulfilled Cradle Catholic. And Then, Everything Changed.
I am a cradle Catholic and grew up in a home where it was very important in my family. We went to Mass every Sunday and would o...
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Prayer, Just Like Exercise, Takes Discipline
A few years ago, I moved to a new city to begin a new job. While I welcomed the change of pace, I also found myself a bit lonel...
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How to Keep Praying When it’s Hard (St. Catherine of Siena)
Prayer can get difficult. It's hard to maintain attention. Sometimes our prayer feels "dry". We don't know what to say. We don'...
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When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayers
If it feels like God isn't answering your prayers, that can be disheartening. But it can also be devastating.
Today, Fr. Mi...
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Praying for Patience: What I’ve Learned from God’s Time vs. My Own
Patience.None of us have as much as we need. We all need it.The lead singer of Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose, even sang about it.Of c...
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Podcasts That Will Inspire Successful Resolutions
The new year comes with excitement of a fresh start! “New year, new you!” — right?
Most people make resolutions for the new ye...
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