Spiritual Development Resources
Below are links to a variety of faith resources such as daily bible readings, podcasts, LifeTeen, Cursillo, webinars and much more to aid one’s spiritual journey. Categories include Faith Resources, Prayer & Contemplation, Retreats & Webinars, Church & World and may include a featured event or topic.
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Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for May 2022: For Faith-Filled Young People
This month of May, the Pope begins a cycle of three prayer intentions dedicated to the family. He has decided to begin by speaking first to young people, who “want to build something new.” He offers them an example to follow: “When I think of a model with whom young people can identify with, our Mother, Mary, always comes to mind.” Francis asks young people to take risks like she did, keeping in mind that they “need to discern and discover what Jesus wants” from them. – from the USCCB website.
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Faith Resources
Daily Bible Readings – https://bible.usccb.org
Saint of the Day – https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day
Cardinal Seán O’Malley’s Blog – http://cardinalseansblog.org/
Reflections from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops – https://bible.usccb.org/podcasts/video
Daily Mass on Catholic TV – http://www.catholictv.org/masses
LifeTeen for Catholic Youth – http://www.lifeteen.com/
Year of the Eucharist | Archdiocese of Boston – https://www.bostoncatholic.org/events/14091/1/year-eucharist
My Catholic Faith – https://www.mycatholicfaith.org/
The Word Among Us – https://wau.org/
Prayer & Contemplation
God in All Things blog and podcasts – www.godinallthings.com
Pray-As-You-Go daily prayer podcasts – https://pray-as-you-go.org
Where has God been with me today? The Examen Prayer – The Daily Examen
Sacred Space – contemplative prayer from your computer – https://www.sacredspace.ie/
Sacred Song from the monastery of Taizé, France – https://www.youtube.com/user/taize/video
3-minute Retreats – https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/
Spiritual Exercises – https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-spiritual-exercises/
Praying the Rosary – https://www.usccb.org/how-to-pray-the-rosary
Retreats & Webinars
3-minute Retreats – https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/
On-line Retreat from Creighton University: Experience God’s Grace in the midst of our busy lives – https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html)
Retreats at the Campion Center – https://www.campioncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Campion-Center-programs-and-events-updated-for-online.pdf
Retreat of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola at Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton or via zoom. For further information and to register, please call Mary Ann at 617-686-2287 or email at maryannmclaughlin2@aol.com.
Cursillo – an encounter with Christ in a small community of the Church so that His love and grace can be brought to every aspect of life. Boston Cursillo.
Church & World
Archdiocese of Boston – https://www.bostoncatholic.org
US Conference of Catholic Bishops – http://usccb.org/
Catholic Television – http://www.catholictv.org
Catholic Relief Services – http://crs.org/
St. Vincent de Paul Society, Boston – https://ssvpusa.org/
Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University – https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events
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