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O ever present God, strengthen my will, that I may become increasingly watchful, alert to all that would impede my knowing, ever, how near you are. O most near God, teach me to pray, enable me to lean into your presence, and to keep my mind and heart attached to you. For you are... Read More →

Starting the day by committing it to God can transform our perspective and the way we face the many aspects of daily living. The following prayer was developed by the Elders of Optina, a monastery in Russia that has been a center of spiritual growth and renewal for centuries. O... Read More →

One of Teresa of Avila’s most famous teachings is a poem known as “Teresa’s Bookmark” that was found in her own prayer book after her death: Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing upset you. Everything changes. God alone is unchanging. With patience all things are possible. Whoever... Read More →

Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses: The man of God Rewritten by Jon Bannon Version One YOU ARE GOD, WE ARE DUST. WE QUICKLY PASS AND ARE GONE. IF ONLY WE KNEW. TEACH US. HAVE COMPASSION ON US. SATISFY US. MAKE US GLAD. SHOW US. ESTABLISH THE WORK OF [Y]OUR HANDS FOR US. YOU ARE OUR... Read More →

The final Sunday before Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week orders our spirituality toward the coming death and resurrection and calls us into a more intense spiritual preparation for the paschal mystery (Luke 20:9-19; John 11:1-17; 12:20-33). In the ancient church, this... Read More →