Your kids are already heading back to school. You may be at home or at work thinking about them. Maybe you are carrying with you some worry or anxiety. Maybe you are filled with excitement for them. Although you can’t be there with them in person, you can still be united with them in prayer….
Everyday Prayers
A Birthday Blessing for a Child
As a parent and especially a father, I love the idea of extending a blessing upon our children particularly on special occasions. For my daughter’s birthday this year, I sought out a birthday blessing for a child that I could use during the day. Any of these prayers could work as a blessing to start…
Pray Like A Child
“Though Iām quite unworthy, I love to say the Divine Office every day, but apart from that I cannot bring myself to hunt through books for beautiful prayers. There are so many of them that I get a headache. Besides, each prayer seems lovelier than the next. I cannot possibly say them all and do…
What You Should Know about Daily Catholic Devotions
To prepare for the release of To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, I’m dedicating each week to a specific theme. This week’s theme is “Be Evangelized.” Even the most veteran of teachers and ministers need to be continually evangelized. As Catholics we have a treasure trove of devotions to help us be evangelized each and every…
Go Outside and Listen
We can find great peace and humility if we take the time to focus on our senses. We can easily get bogged down in life’s busy-ness and miss the joy and beauty that is around us. We may not see the world as it truly is. We may not hear the life that is going…
