Tag Archive | Prayer

How Real is your GOD?

Homily for Wednesday [7th Week of Easter 2011] I don’t like eavesdropping but on my way back from Benalla last Sunday evening, I just couldn’t help but listen to a young man sitting right behind me on the coach. He was talking with someone over the phone about somebody close to him who is in […]

How to Pray with the Gospels?

Our best source of prayer will always be the New Testament. The Gospel of the Day in particular is best prayed in a  contemplative way. Here are some suggestions for this: 1. Pick a short passage from one of the Gospels and read it once. 2. Settle into a comfortable posture,conducive to peacefully listening to God. […]

ASH WEDNESDAY (Beginning of the Season of Lent)

SEASON OF LENT  Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, TODAY, 9th March 2011 marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. The 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to renew their commitment to spiritual practices like prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lent is an annual opportunity to grow in our […]