Tag: Catholic Spirituality
Mark Shea: So what’s the point of fasting?
Part 4 of Mark's series of reflections on Lent
We now move on in our Lenten series to discuss the third of the Jewish acts...
Simcha Fisher: When prayer is triggering
Confusing feelings and distractions in prayer can teach us
I had a baffling prayer experience the other morning. In retrospect, the solution was fairly obvious,...
Simcha Fisher: Weeping while we sow
For whatever reason, I was struck today by a line I've heard hundreds of times:
Although they go forth weeping,
carrying the seed to be sown,
They...
Melto D’Moronoyo: Learning wisdom’s lessons
Some years ago, my father-in-law told me that a book had been written about his mother. His mother had been a simple village woman in Lebanon. She worked helping other women in the village give birth.
Elizabeth Arblaster: Building the Tower of Babel or the House of...
We need to stop and prayerfully ask ourselves, ‘What actions will really lead to the renewal of our parishes?’
Fr Josh Miechels: Peace possible despite restrictions
Sydney priest Fr Josh Miechels shares his lockdown lessons from France
Lockdown is not fun. But it doesn’t mean it can’t be lived peacefully.
Especially when...
Simcha Fisher: Why not try the rosary?
We weren't the rosary-praying kind, but it is changing us
My husband and I agreed: It's not that it's magic, or anything. It's definitely not...
Mark Shea: Vice signalling
Last time in this space, we discussed Virtue Signalling, the rather common human tendency to do good things for selfish reasons. We discussed the...
Simcha Fisher: On being less zen about suffering
I forget what it was I was offering up, but I told the Lord, "I'm offering this up to you, and I'll try to...
Mark Shea: Of glasses full and empty
“Are you a Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty type?” is a common enough question.
The Glass Half Full type is, depending on who...