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Approaches to Prayer

Thursday, February 24, 2011

From our weekly discussions, it seems that even among those who believe in God, our approaches to God/religion vary. For the most part, I’ve noticed two main ways of thinking of God/religion. Of course,  many of us probably mix both approaches together in our practice of religion. Also, please correct me if you’ve noticed other views, or if [...]

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Why Pray?: Part II

Thursday, March 25, 2010

The ever-burning question about prayer in college. Why should we pray? Around a year ago, I had written a similar post asking the same question. Today, I wish to revisit that question, with a more mature and experienced mind so that I can attempt to better answer it.
One idea that comes to mind regarding prayer [...]

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On Prayer

Sunday, October 4, 2009

In the early years of the 16th century, a great debate took place within the Russian Orthodox Church about the role of the Church in society.  St. Joseph, Abbot of Volokolamsk, advocated that the Church take an active role in day-to-day life, and wrote the following about the importance of prayer:

“A man can pray in [...]

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