Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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.” […]

July 8

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 […]

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

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 […]

July 10

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 […]

St. Benedict

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 […]

July 12

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 […]

St. Henry

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 […]

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 […]

St. Bonaventure

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 […]

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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 […]

July 17

FOCAL POINT: “We know that God will speak to us within the depths of our hearts, but in order to hear His voice, we frequently need to set aside our […]

July 18

FOCAL POINT: “We, too, will withdraw from time to time from our apostolic labors in order to devote some time exclusively to reflection and prayer. This withdrawal for prayer will […]