FOCAL POINT: “Liturgical prayer, which is offered to God in union with Christ and in His name, is given the primary place in our life of prayer, because it is […]

FOCAL POINT: “The Eucharist is the central act of our daily life because it is here, through our participation in Christ’s Paschal Mystery by dying and rising with Him, that […]

FOCAL POINT: “In the Eucharist, we also experience reconciliation with our brothers and sisters and unity of heart and soul as we, together with Christ, offer ourselves to the Father.” […]

FOCAL POINT: “It is in the Eucharist that Christ, our spiritual food, enables us to strengthen our baptismal and religious commitments. A natural outcome of our participation in the Eucharist […]

FOCAL POINT: “A frequent encounter with the Risen Christ in the Sacrament of Reconciliation forms an essential part of our liturgical prayer because it is here that we acknowledge our […]

FOCAL POINT: “We hold the Liturgy of the Hours in special esteem because in it Christ and His Church pour out unending praise to the Father and intercede for the […]

FOCAL POINT: “Common prayer is one of the ways in which we can give expression to this unity. Through it, we support and encourage one another to remain faithful to […]

FOCAL POINT: “This type of prayer is efficacious because Christ is in our midst when we pray together. Moreover, the Holy Spirit can speak to us through others when we […]

FOCAL POINT: “Personal prayer is our most intimate conversation with God. In it we see His great love for us and our total dependence on Him. Personal prayer is our […]

FOCAL POINT: “It is through a reflective and prayerful reading of the Sacred Scriptures that the Holy Spirit inspires us to grow in our knowledge and appreciation of Christ and […]

FOCAL POINT: “We should not neglect other forms of spiritual reading. All forms of spiritual reading, especially our Constitutions, will serve to strengthen our prayer life. We should read our […]

FOCAL POINT: “Since no friendship can exist or grow where interpersonal communication does not exist, mental prayer and contemplation have a vital role to play in the development of our […]