• contact@brokenprayers.com

Aspiring Sainthood
February 23, 2022

What is the Catholic Church?

Define Catholic: cath·o·lic /ˈkaTH(ə)lik/ adj. “including a wide variety of things; all-embracing; universal.”  Define Church: church /CHərCH/ noun “a building used for public Christian worship; a community of belivers.” If we put those all together, we see that the Catholic Church is a universal, all-embracing community of believers. The Church Jesus Christ established through his disciples in the first century has […]

Uncategorized 5 4 min read
January 26, 2022

100 Reasons to Love Jesus Christ

There are endless reasons to love our sweet Lord, Jesus Christ. He is, after all, the long-awaited messiah who was to deliver humanity from the horrid of original sin — death.  As Christians, we recognize the value of a savior as we navigate through the history of salvation. And we are on the better side of history, as Christ has […]

Poems 2 2 min read
January 10, 2022

Philippians 1: Finding Light in Dark Moments

How many times have you asked, “why do bad things happen to good people?” Maybe you’ve asked it based on personal experience. But whatever the case might be, it is a question often blinded by emotions. The other day I read the first chapter of the letter to the Philippians, which brings much light to the question. In verses 12-16, […]

Self-Care 5 3 min read
December 18, 2021

You Are Wrong: Encountering Reality

The other day while in spiritual direction, my priest charmingly said three little words that have been on replay for the last couple of days: “You are wrong.” I don’t remember the conversation word for word, but I think it went something like this: The Holy Spirit had lately given me the grace to see how judgemental I could be […]

Prayers 0 4 min read