THE WAY OF THE PILGRIM: Entering Into the Jesus Prayer

August 22, 2022 0 Comments

Do you struggle to follow the Apostle Paul’s exhortation to “pray always”? For most of us living and working in the world, it can be difficult to let our prayer and participation in the liturgy permeate our entire lives and transform our hearts. God invites us to persevere, and He has blessed the Church with …

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on The Jesus Prayer

April 7, 2021 0 Comments

The Jesus Prayer Of all the lectures either in person or recorded offered by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, this interview is gold. Sharing it with our parish. Spotlight Quote: “What do we mean by ‘silence’? It can be thought of negatively: just a pause between words, an absence of noise. And in that case, it is …

When the Jesus Prayer confronts us

February 7, 2021 0 Comments

WHEN THE JESUS PRAYER CONFRONTS GROWLS DURING AN AFTERNOON WALK As I was out for my daily power walk at sunset, I decided to listen to a YouTube channel of the Jesus Prayer repeated 1,000 times in a whispering voice. The soothing prayer gave me a sense of deep peace and connectedness with God. I …

Jesus Prayer

January 24, 2021 0 Comments

The Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican is a fitting day to familiarize us with the venerable Jesus Prayer. The Jesus Prayer Alice Herro Prayer, essential to Christian life, is one way we may communicate with God. It is the means by which we experience Jesus. Liturgical prayers conclude with the phrase, “through Jesus …