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Don’t Just Read the Bible; Pray It (Review: “Praying Scripture for a Change”)

Published December 24, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

Praying is hard. I’ll admit it: I find it difficult to pray. Do you? Whether you struggle to pay attention while praying (“Lord, I know I need to—hey, what’s that noise?—focus more”), you don’t know what to pray about (“Let’s see…. Hmm. Am I supposed to pray about what to pray about?”), or you don’t… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published December 24, 2013

What’s with all the Rituals and Repetitive Prayers?

Published August 30, 2012 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

As a Catholic, you may have heard this before: why does Catholic worship involve so many repetitive rituals?  It’s weird that you all say the same thing at the same time! It alienates others who don’t know the words and it looks funny. Or you may have thought this to yourself instead: Why do we say the same thing over and… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 30, 2012

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