Prayer is a loving conversation between us and God. It comprises of Adoration & praise, Thanksgiving and Petition: Adoration and Praise: An act of Adoration and Praise is an essential part of prayer, because it involves our recognition of God’s magnificence and grandeur on account of his love and goodness. Read more…
In the Gospel according to St. Matthew, Jesus complains on one occasion saying: “This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me” (Matthew 15:8). From this we can understand that true prayer does not consist in high-sounding phrases or words. It is not simply what Read more…
Jesus gives us a new commandment in today’s Gospel passage. We’ve heard this many times, but have we taken it to heart? My bible’s footnotes indicated that Jesus was asking His disciples to love others with His own heart- the heart of Christ. He made it clear that this is Read more…
I would like to share in the coming weeks, some thoughts about Prayer. What is prayer? There are so many explanations given to enlighten, what we mean by prayer. As a general understanding, the Catechism teaches that prayer is raising one’s mind and heart to God, in order to have Read more…