How to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours
What are the parts of the Liturgy of the Hours and how to we approach each with deeper intention?
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September 6, 2022
Praying the Psalms in Everyday Life
Everyday we face numerous distractions that can take our attention and devotion away from God. This post explores how the Liturgy of the Hours helps us remain in relationship with God throughout the day.
September 5, 2022
Two Types of Psalms to Relate Our Lives To
The same Spirit that guided the prayer of the psalmist is the same Spirit that guides our prayer today. This post explores two types of psalms that afford us a model for praying for our needs and the needs of the world today.
September 5, 2022
Praying the Psalms with Intention
If the Psalms help us copy the movements of the Spirit as we lift our needs and our experiences to God and the Liturgy of the Hours provides a structure for us to pray the Psalms, how do we identify intentions to bring with us to the Liturgy of the Hours?
September 4, 2022
Why Pray the Psalms?
Just as a child learns to write by copying the movements of a teacher, so we can learn to pray by copying the movements of the Holy Spirit. The Psalms offer us a way to discover the movements of the Spirit in our own prayer life.
September 4, 2022
Why Everyone Should Pray the Liturgy of the Hours
Catholic clergy and most consecrated religious are required to pray the Liturgy of the Hours on a daily basis. Why should the laity also consider praying the Liturgy of the Hours?
September 3, 2022
Why Augustinians Pray the Liturgy of the Hours
Why do Augustinians pray the Liturgy of the Hours and how does that reason relate to the laity? The next series of posts will explore how Augustinian Spirituality invites all members of the Body of Christ to pray the psalms through the Liturgy of the Hours.
September 3, 2022
Augustinian Reflections / Gospel Reflections / Life Experiences / Luke 09:28-36: The Transfiguration of Jesus / Mark 09:2-10: The Transfiguration of Jesus
Optimism in the Face of Difficult Relationships
We all face difficult relationships. Do we give up on those we find difficult to work or live with, or do we remain hopeful that one day the grace of God will heal those relationships? Augustine invites us to remain optimistic.
August 6, 2022
St. Rita was contemplating the passion of Jesus Christ. When she suffered she looked to Christ for understanding and guidance. Stained Glass window at the National Shrine of Saint Rita. Photo by Fr. Dan McLaughlin, OSA.
Saint Rita Unites Us in Prayer for Restorative Justice
Mass Incarceration impacts all of us as it perpetuates the root causes of crime. What can we do about it as a community of faith?
August 5, 2022
Augustinian Reflections / Gospel Reflections / Justice and Peace / Life Experiences / Matthew 16:13-20: Peter Declares that Jesus is the Messiah / Matthew 16:21-23: The First Prediction of the Passion / Modern Topics
Upon this Rock: Humility as the Path to Truth and Unity
We are living in a time when people are very divided over complex issues in which there really are no easy answers. Scripture and Saint Augustine offer us the virtue of humility as a path to unity and our common search for truth.
August 4, 2022
Augustinian Ministry / Augustinian Reflections / Gospel Reflections / Justice and Peace / Life Experiences / Luke 12:13-15: Sayings Against Greed / Luke 12:16-21: The Parable of the Rich Fool / Modern Topics / The Rule of Augustine
Generosity as the Path to Hope and Peace
We live in a time when our future seems more uncertain than ever. Where do we place our hope and trust?
July 31, 2022
Augustine Quotes / Augustinian Reflections / Augustinian Saints / Life Experiences / Modern Topics / The Confessions / The Rule of Augustine
Restless Until We Rest in God
Why does it seem we are always looking for more? Saint Augustine invites us to reflect on where it is we are looking for fulfillment.
July 30, 2022
Augustine Quotes / Augustinian Reflections / Augustinian Saints / Gospel Reflections / Life Experiences / Luke 10:38-42: At the Home of Martha and Mary / Luke 10:38-42: Martha and Mary / Modern Topics
We Keep Moving Forward
What is stopping us from becoming our best selves? Augustine invites us to reflect on what it is that we are attached to.
July 29, 2022
Finding Hope in the God Who Cares
Both Augustine and Monica found tremendous hope as they discovered how deeply God cared for them and those they loved. We too can find this same hope for you lives and the lives of those we love.
July 29, 2022
Sent to Love and Heal
We all have the power to heal others. What gifts of healing have you been given?
February 3, 2022
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Gospel Reflections / Life Experiences / Luke 02:22-40: The Presentation in the Temple / The Rule of Augustine
Longing is Always a Prayer
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA “Longing is always a prayer, even though the tongue is silent. If you are longing without interruption, then you are always praying. When does our prayer…
February 2, 2022
How Do Shrines Contribute to the New Evangelization?
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA What is evangelization, who is called to be part of it, and what wisdom does Saint Augustine offer us? This series reflects on the New Evangelization…
January 31, 2022
Augustine Quotes / Augustinian Reflections / Augustinian Saints / Justice and Peace / Life Experiences
Wisdom for Troubled Times
Many of us may feel a sense of powerless over all that is going on in the world with the pandemic, civil unrest, and now threat of new wars overseas. How might Saint Augustine help us understand how to respond to this sense of powerlessness and the circumstances we find ourselves in?
January 30, 2022
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Augustinian Reflections / Justice and Peace / Mark 04:26-29: Seed Grows of Itself / Mark 04:30-34: The Mustard Seed
Planting Seeds of Hope
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA Our God is a God of surprises. We know that in the time of Jesus people were expecting the Messiah to come in a way that…
January 28, 2022
Augustinian Reflections / Gospel Reflections / Life Experiences / Mark 04:21-25: The Parable of the Lamp / Modern Topics
Heroic Hope
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA If you drive past just about any hospital or healthcare facility these days, you will likely see a sign that says, “Heroes Work Here." These signs…
January 27, 2022
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