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Praying the Psalms
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Praying the Psalms"|Using the Psalms is a great way to pray. These wonderful examples of Hebrew poetry come from worship services, important celebrations and historical events, songs ...
Praying in Times of Crisis
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first three paragraphs of "Praying in Times of Crisis".|Times of crisis are, perhaps, the most important times to turn to God. Sometime we cry, "Help me!" or "Please!" or "Save me!" God wants to be there ...
Finding God in Everyday Life
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
There are 4 key elements in finding God in our everyday lives.|The realization, the conviction, that God is there. After that, it is all very easy.|A belief in the Good News - that Jesus won a victory over sin and death ...
Praying with My Mother
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
One Experience of Prayer|My mother has suffered from Alzheimer's for a number of years. We live thousands of miles from each other but I visit on a regular basis. With each trip, I witness her continuing decline in eating, ...
Praying with an Alzheimer's Patient
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Prayer, like music, can often reach the deepest part of a person's soul. It is no different for someone with Alzheimer's Disease. |Long after many abilities have slipped away, music and prayer can sometimes remain. Both ...
To Whom Do I Pray?
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first three paragraphs of "To Whom do I Pray?"|This may sound like an odd question, but it is an important one. This tip is simply an encouragement to consider to whom I'm praying and to experiment with ...
Praying for a Parent with Alzheimer's
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, my entire will... Give me only your love and your grace and that is enough for me." Ignatius of Loyola|Loving God,|Please bless every mother and father ...
Praying the Rosary
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the beginning of "Praying the Rosary"|In the beginning of his 2002 encyclical on the Rosary, Pope John Paul II said:|The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the ...
Praying As We Age
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Praying as We Age"|Prayer is essentially about nurturing our relationship with God. We can have a relationship with each of the persons of the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. ...
Prayer As Relationship: Our Friendship With God
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Prayer as Relationship"|Many of us remember the oldest and best definition of prayer: "raising the mind and heart to God." I suspect that most of us practiced the first part, raising ...