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A Deacon’s Diary: How Do I Pray Through Doubt?

A Deacon’s Diary: How Do I Pray Through Doubt?

by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Nov 18, 2021 | A Deacon's Diary, Religious Life, Sacraments, Series, Spirituality, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 5 mins

This is the fourth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the third installment, Steve grappled with finding his voice in the pulpit. I. I was standing on the street outside of Marsh Chapel at Boston University.  BU’s Catholic Chaplain, our FOCUS missionaries, and I were...

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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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