homilies

Lord, Teach Us How To Pray

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Fr. Jim homily

4 minute read

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” How often have we heard this teaching of Jesus? We might even say it ourselves, whenever we give something to a friend or loved one, saying, “Ask and you will receive.” Or perhaps someone has said it to us after giving us something we need. It really is quite amazing how frequently the Christian repeats the sayings of Jesus. But, how often are we praying with this in mind? And how often…