Rediscovering a stripped-down prayerIn a world saturated with noise, solicitations and images, praying in silence can seem strange, even disconcerting. We sometimes imagine that praying means filling the space with words, reciting formulas, doing something. But Christian prayer is not based on agitation or performance. It is above all an encounter. And this encounter, like all those that really count, needs silence and simplicity.To learn to pray in silence is to rediscover that God does not ask for words, but for presence. He is not looking for our beautiful phrases, but for our hearts. Simple, silent prayer then becomes a place of rest, truth and peace. It refocuses us. It opens us up. It shapes us. Read more...

A discreet but very real presenceThe Christian faith strongly affirms that every person, from birth, receives a guardian angel. An invisible presence, faithful, silent, but always active. This is no sweet legend to reassure children. It's an ancient spiritual truth, rooted in the Word of God and handed down through the tradition of the Church. The guardian angel is not simply a symbol of good. He is a spiritual creature sent by God, charged with accompanying, protecting, enlightening and interceding for every human being.Most of the time, we don't see him, we don't hear him, we don't even feel his presence. And yet, he is there. Always. Watching. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He loves us with perfect fidelity, because he sees in us what God sees: a precious, unique being, infinitely loved. Read more...

A visible object for an invisible presenceThe rosary is often associated with prayer. We imagine it in the hands of those who recite the Hail Marys, meditate on the mysteries, patiently advance over the beads as if on a path. However, some people simply carry it with them, in a pocket, around their neck, at the bottom of a bag. Without taking it out. Without necessarily praying with it. This discreet gesture may seem strange to some. And yet it has a deep, silent, powerful meaning. Read more...

A universal spiritual experienceThere comes a time, in almost every journey of faith, when the sensation of God's presence disappears. The heart becomes dry. Prayer seems empty. Silence takes over. What once stirred the soul no longer does. God seems distant, or even absent. This experience is not an anomaly. It's part of the journey. And yet it can be disconcerting, painful, even frightening. Read more...

A God who is close and discreetWhen we think of God, we often imagine a powerful, majestic, dazzling presence. Yet the Bible reveals to us a God who likes to hide in the simplest, most mundane, quietest things. He does not impose himself. He slips in. He sneaks into our days, between ordinary gestures, in the silence of a moment, in the smile of a stranger, in the warmth of a ray of sunshine. The God of Jesus Christ is a God who is close to us. And it is precisely in this closeness that he makes himself present to those with an open heart. Read more...