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Prayer Life Hack: Light a Candle

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This article was written by Deanna Bartalini and edited by Amy Brooks.

I reached out to one of our talented writers and podcasters, Deanna Bartalini, and asked her to write a post about why Catholics use candles while they pray or worship.

Deanna is the founder of Live Not Lukewarm, which is an incredible ministry that encourages all of us to love God more fully.  Her first response to the idea of candles brought her back to a memory of a church building . . .

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3 New Catholic Journals Making Christ’s Light Brighter

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Prayer journaling is an incredible spiritual practice. 

Often, when we start prayer journaling, we find ourself pouring our hearts out to God – but by the time we finish, we see God’s words to us on the page.  Journaling can help us relieve stress and cope with internal struggles. 

Many secular psychologists and physicians agree there are real benefits to journaling.  When we prayer journal, we bring those to the next level. Continue reading “3 New Catholic Journals Making Christ’s Light Brighter”

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11 Ways to Quit Making Excuses and Pray the Rosary

This post is written by Amy Brooks, author of the blog Prayer, Wine, Chocolate, and founder of Catholics Online.

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Confession: I don’t pray the Rosary every day.  I am pretty sure if I did, I’d be happy about it, but I am the queen of excuses.

I am busy.

I don’t have a 20 minute chunk of time. 

My family needs me.  Continue reading “11 Ways to Quit Making Excuses and Pray the Rosary”