Is it possible to ask for the wrong thing in prayer?
While God certainly hears and answers all of our prayers, sometimes we may not have a pure heart and may be asking for the wrong thing in prayer.
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While God certainly hears and answers all of our prayers, sometimes we may not have a pure heart and may be asking for the wrong thing in prayer.
“At the root of this vice is a false idea of God: we do not accept that God has His own “math,” different from ours,” Pope Francis said in today’s general audience address, read by an aide.
The Pope drew upon the example of the ancient desert fathers for inspiration, looking specifically at the fourth-century hermit Evagrius Ponticus.
During his Feb. 14 Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the human dimension of the vice of acedia, more commonly known as sloth.
Seven deadly sins, in Roman Catholic theology, the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. They were first enumerated by Pope Gregory I in the 6th century and later elaborated by St. Thomas Aquinas. The seven deadly sins can by overcome with seven corresponding virtues.