Philip Kosloski

Are we meant to be spectators at Mass, simply watching and listening to what is happening? On the contrary, “Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that fully conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, §14). But what does […]

We often see Jesus in the Gospels venturing out to a secluded place to pray in silence. But was that the only way He prayed? For many of us, we have grown-up with the idea that prayer is a private matter and can only be expressed in our thoughts. Jesus, on the other hand, prayed both in

Do you struggle to keep your mind and heart focused on God throughout the day? At least for me, it is very easy to focus entirely on work or the task at hand and entirely forget about God. This means I might work the entire day without giving God any recognition. To combat that tendency, I have

Have you ever felt that your prayer life is going nowhere? Or, do you want to deepen your prayer, but don’t know how to breathe new life into it? When it comes to prayer, the answer is always Jesus. Not only are we supposed to address our prayers to Jesus, we are also obligated to sit

Does our bodily posture affect the way we pray? Should we stand, sit, or kneel while we pray? This is a question few of us ponder, but is one of the most important aspects of prayer. It may not appear to be much of an issue, but that is only because we have believed the fallacy

It is easy to get discouraged after praying many years for a particular intention and never receiving the result we wanted. Our intention may have even been good and noble, such as the healing of a child struck with cancer. After hearing the silence of God we may be tempted to throw up our arms and stop praying. In