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Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving

Father Robert M. O'Grady
March 14, 2025

We are about a quarter of the way through the season of Lent. So, the words of the column's title are familiar to us as they return each Lent in the prayers of the liturgy and in our own practices. Although ...

The prayer that Jesus taught us

Father Robert M. O'Grady
March 7, 2025

The eighth and final of the "Notes on Prayer" series is the result of a collaboration between the late Father Ugo Vanni, an Argentinian Jesuit New Testament scholar who spent most of his teaching career ...

The Church in Prayer

Father Robert M. O'Grady
February 21, 2025

Carthusian monks are known for their desire to remain anonymous, "Notes on Prayer" for the Holy Year maintains and respects that anonymity simply stating the authors as "Carthusian Monks." Their topic ...

Parables of prayer

Father Robert M. O'Grady
February 14, 2025

Jesus is certainly known, loved, and believed as the Eternal Son of the Father, the Word made flesh. He also has some other critical expertise among them as a great preacher using parables as a principal ...

Praying with saints and sinners

Father Robert M. O'Grady
February 7, 2025

When I first saw the title, I thought, "Huh? Praying with saints makes sense. With sinners, not so much." Then I caught myself. What about Augustine (who, of course, was both) or, for that matter, so ...

Praying with Jesus

Father Robert M. O'Grady
January 31, 2025

The Gospels tell us that Jesus spent time in prayer. Usually, we hear this when something very significant in his life or ministry is going to happen. He goes on a 40-day retreat into the desert. He ...

Holy days

Father Robert M. O'Grady
November 15, 2024

The article about the Immaculate Conception generated several comments and questions beyond that specific holy day to holy days in general. Sunday is the primary holy day for all Roman Catholics. The ...

Copyrights

Father Robert M. O'Grady
November 8, 2024

During these past several weeks, the staff of The Pilot, Pilot Bulletins, and Pilot Printing have been assisting the installation committees preparing for Archbishop Henning's official welcome to ...