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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
catholic devotions | gardens | prayer
Samantha Stephenson shares what gardening has taught her about the spiritual life. What is summer to you? Does it taste like watermelon and smell like sunscreen? For gardeners, summer smells like warm earth and tastes of homegrown tomatoes bursting with tangy sweetness. It also means a sweaty, daily battle with vicious villains: squash bugs and weeds. When I first planted my backyard garden, I chose the “no dig” method of layering cardboard and compost right over our weeds. I hauled in wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow until our small patch of earth was no longer a snarled mess, but an unmistakable garden plot ready for planting. It was exhausting work, but each shovelful brimmed with the promise of homegrown vegetables, and that vision drove me on. I naively believed the no-dig promise that the cardboard and mulch would be enough to smother the weed seeds lurking below.
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catholic devotions | pray the rosary | prayer life
Many people have written on how powerful the Rosary is as a method of intercessory prayer and a way to honor our Blessed Mother in imitation of our Lord Jesus, but not as many are aware of the great efficacy of praying the Rosary in a novena form for 54 consecutive days.
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catholic devotions | family prayer | how to pray the rosary
Discover seven essential devotions to enhance your prayer life, recommended by a priest for busy mothers seeking spiritual growth and connection with God. My favorite priest came to speak to our mothers’ group a few years ago. At the time, my prayer time was GREATLY lacking. I didn’t pray at all, unless you include Mass on Sundays. He shared seven different prayers and practices that should be on our non-negotiable list. Ever since, I strive to do all the items he suggested, and when I fall off track, I go straight back to the list. If you feel called to up your prayer routine, try adding one new devotion a week or even each month to help build the habit.
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How's Your Prayer Life? Podcast | Podcast | catholic devotions | intercession of saints
How's Your Prayer Life? Podcast is Holy Cross Family Ministry's new audio offering, sharing one-to-one conversations about how prayer appears in people's lives. The ordinary, often messy, honest peek into the prayer life of people just like you. Routines are desired but often usurped by the normal course of life. Busyness, obligations, and distractions continually create barriers to prayer, yet one thing was clear with each guest. They never give up striving to include prayer in their lives—recognizing the importance and power of a life rooted in prayer. Join us each week for a new podcast episode on how to build a daily prayer life. Discover different Catholic devotions, revisit favorite prayers, and learn simple ways to make prayer part of your everyday routine. This lighthearted yet meaningful show offers authentic insights into how to pray and grow closer to God. Read on to learn more about how saints and their heavenly intercession can play a vital role in your prayer life.
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Family Rosary | Psalms | catholic devotions | pray the rosary
Here is a prayer method that combines a Psalm, a Rosary mystery, and a Canticle. This way of prayer creates a “liturgy of the present moment,” fostering emotional connection, contemplation, and praise throughout daily life. During a visit to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., I picked up a small paperback from Magnificat Press, The Abbey Psalms and Canticles. This booklet inspired me to a new way of prayer. While the Psalms and Canticles prayerfully express emotion in the movement of the human spirit, the Rosary, developed from these, is a prayer of contemplation.
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Living the Faith | catholic devotions | family prayer
My favorite priest came to speak to our mothers’ group a few years ago. At the time, my prayer time was GREATLY lacking. I didn’t pray at all, unless you include Mass on Sundays. He shared seven different prayers and practices that should be on our non-negotiable list. Ever since, I strive to do all the items he suggested, and when I fall off track, I go straight back to the list. If you feel called to up your prayer routine, try adding one a week or even each month to help build the habit.
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