tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post295573923352628286..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Why PraySister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-15197700246040242022013-10-23T14:22:13.026-07:002013-10-23T14:22:13.026-07:00Oh, great. Now I'm craving Nacho Cheese Dorito...Oh, great. Now I'm craving Nacho Cheese Doritos.Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-17465437218776938412013-10-20T13:43:02.740-07:002013-10-20T13:43:02.740-07:00Hi Sister,
I'm writing on behalf of my 13 yea...Hi Sister, <br />I'm writing on behalf of my 13 year old daughter who will be receiving the sacrament of Confirmation next fall. At this point in her preparation she is tasked with choosing a patron saint. We've discussed it a bit and have (half) jokingly decided that she would like a somewhat obscure saint - someone who isn't so popular that he or she might be <br />"overworked" with prayer requests and miracles ;) However, she will have to write a report on her chosen saint in the upcoming months, and we've noticed that we really don't know very much about some saints. Can you make some recommendations? My daughter will be starting high school next year at an all-girls catholic school. She enjoys watersports, shooting sporting clays, singing and acting. Her favorite subjects in school are science and social studies - and she loves bugs! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52658002020343849962013-10-18T11:44:37.335-07:002013-10-18T11:44:37.335-07:00Perhaps an even simpler answer to the question &qu...Perhaps an even simpler answer to the question "Why do we ask God for things?" is "Because Jesus told us to".Marion Teaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173040175521050516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-6041226451739062862013-10-16T14:01:30.333-07:002013-10-16T14:01:30.333-07:00I've been struggling with this exact issue lat...I've been struggling with this exact issue lately. In the midst of my struggle, our parish priest did an entire homily on prayer. The nugget I took away was this: The purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind. The purpose of prayer is to change YOU."Kristinnoreply@blogger.com