Prayer has always been a central part of what motivates the writing here. The name of the blog, The Orant, is a term used to describe a figure who is praying in early Christian art. In choosing this name, my hope was that both I and the readers here might all become people who are more deeply formed by practices of prayer in our own lives each day. Prayer has been a foundational part of my own life, in leading me toward God and the Catholic Church.
A week or so ago, I completed my Ph.D. and liturgy in Sacramental Theology from the Catholic University of America and wanted to celebrate by digging into some of the fundamentals of what inspired this blog and what inspired my study at CUA.
Beginning next week I would like to begin a series of reflections on the fourth section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is the section on prayer.
The Catechism is a powerful tool to help frame our understanding of Catholic teaching on areas of central importance. I can think of few topics that are more important. Prayer is the practice of encountering God in our lives. Encountering God is the basis of all theology, for it is through God’s self-revelation that we have any basis for theology to begin with.
You can follow the updates with the tag CCC Prayer.
I will be keeping this post up-to-date as well with links to reflections as they come out. If you are interested in following along you can bookmark this page.
I am really looking forward to digging into the Catechism with you and getting back into the rhythm of writing for you all. My writing for the past few years has been mostly focused on my academic research and I hope that this new season – post-graduation – will grant me time again to write for this community of readers that has meant so much to me in years past.
Posts
CCC # 2558 – Prayer as Relationship
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In