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4 Tips If Prayer Is Hard Right Now

Feeling like you are just going through the motions in your relationship with God? Father Mike unpacks ways you can still approach God during periods of spiritual dryness with some practical steps to take with you into prayer. 

The Key to a Good Life

Have you ever considered how even good things, like podcasts or audiobooks, can distract us from being fully present? In this video, Father Mike explores how constant input can keep us from experiencing God's first language: silence. Learn how break free from the noise, recognize ...  Show more

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