(A resource from Fr. Richard Mangini) By Father Armand Nigro, SJ 1975 The conviction I want to share with you now is that PRAYER IS A PERSONAL RESPONSE TO GOD’S PRESENCE. Let me explain this: Either we are more important than God or God is more important than we are. The answer is obvious. HeContinue reading “Prayer: A Personal Response to God’s Presence”
Category Archives: Meditation
“Contemplation Highest Form of Prayer, Jesuit Says”
by Religious News Service (Domestic Service). Friday, July 11, 1975. Page 8 DENVER (RNS) — “Contemplation is a form of prayer, probably the highest form of prayer,” according to Father Walter J. Burghardt, SJ recently. The Jesuit scholar from the Catholic University of America where he teaches historical theology and is editor of Theological Studies,Continue reading ““Contemplation Highest Form of Prayer, Jesuit Says” “
XVI Sunday in Ordinary Time: We need to take the time to become refreshed
July 18, 2021 We become so caught up in the work and activity of life that we become stressed and depressed and frazzled. We see this lack of balance and harmony in today’s Gospel story. After spending some time sharing with and teaching the people who were wanting to hear what Jesus had to say,Continue reading “XVI Sunday in Ordinary Time: We need to take the time to become refreshed“
Touch the Light of Christ – A Healing Meditation
13th Ordinary Sunday June 27, 2021 Before I read today’s gospel, I want to share this photo of a painting (“Encounter,” mural by Daniel Cariola) that spans a large wall in a downstairs chapel in the Israeli town of Magdala (above). There is a beautiful modern church dedicated to Jesus’ invitation to cross the seaContinue reading “Touch the Light of Christ – A Healing Meditation“
Harvest and Hope 