“Christian prayer is a covenant relationship between God and man in Christ. It is the action of God and of man, springing forth from both the Holy Spirit and ourselves, wholly directed to the Father, in union with the human will of the Son of God made man. …[P]rayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. The grace of the Kingdom is ‘the union of the entire holy and royal Trinity … with the whole human spirit.’ Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. This communion of life is always possible because, through Baptism, we have already been united with Christ” (CCC 2564-2565).
This section of the blog is dedicated to topics related to prayer, worship, and liturgy.
All through the weeks preceding the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday, the Church puts before our eyes the meaning of true wisdom and the vanity of the things of the world. This preparation is a precious gift and like a timed alarm signaling the coming of the holy...
SISTER MARIE PAUL SERVES THE UNDERSERVED ‘I see the face of Christ in them’ Sister Marie Paul Lockerd, RSM, Sister Mary Rafqa Boulos, RSM and Sister Mary Nika Schaumber, RSM arrived at Cristo Rey in the summer of 2021. They weren’t sent to the center simply to pray...
“No one is shut out from this joy,” Pope St Leo the Great reminds us in the 2nd lesson of the Office of Readings. “Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life… finding no man free from sin, [He] came to free us all.” This is the ultimate gift, the reason for...
“How blessed, how fortunate, are those servants whom the Lord will find watchful when he comes. Blessed is the time of waiting when we stay awake for the Lord, the Creator of the universe, who fills all things and transcends all things.”[i] In these words, Saint...
Come, follow me. “Hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” [i] In the last weeks of this year, we have heard the story of the conversion of Zacchaeus and other tax collectors again and again. The message is clear: Repent and return. Jesus is...
“Blessed are we: what pleases God has been revealed to us.” [i] The disciple of Christ is called to enter into His sacrifice, His offering to the Father. We cannot say, “We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader…sacrifice, oblation, or incense, no place to...
Behold the Cross, upon which the Savior of the world died. O sacrament of union, of self-giving, of wedded love, the school of kenosis. With His arms outstretched, He drew all into one, making from all times and places one people, a holy nation, His body, the fruit...
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.”[i] These words of Mary’s Magnificat, chosen for the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, highlight the mystery of...
June is the month in which we celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. It is an invitation to drink deeply of the mystery of Divine love made accessible to us through the Son, by his taking on our very humanity. It is a celebration of Divine love. Closely...
Imagine a boat on the sea without a sail. No matter how hard the wind blows, the boat will at best drift and at worst capsize or be wrecked. Now imagine that the boat has a sail; now it can harness the wind and even be steered. The seven gifts of the...