Bishop's Pastoral Letter: Prayer and Small Faith Sharing Communities
From the National Catholic Register: Cleveland Bishop's Pastoral Letter Puts Prayer at Forefront The faithful are encouraged to take 15 minutes to commune with the Lord daily to ‘draw closer to Christ’ and ‘do more than the minimum.’ “It’s simply a letter about how we can draw closer to Christ, and there is no controversy in that,” Bishop Malesic said. “Let’s just pray 15 minutes a day; join a small group; invite your Catholic neighbors and friends together to have a cup of coffee and talk about ‘Why are you Catholic?’; ‘How can you become a disciple of Jesus?’ I think these are the basic things.” A Flourishing Apostolic Church Fifteen Minutes in Prayer Each Day I have already mentioned above that I encourage every Catholic in the diocese of Cleveland to spend at least fifteen minutes in prayer each day. It may not sound like much, but carving out fifteen minutes during which one puts aside everything else and dedicates that time to one’s relationshi...