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Lent: how can I make room for God in my daily life?

God never imposes himself. He knocks gently on the door of our hearts, but he waits for us to open up to him. Lent is a special time of year when we feel called to make a little more room for him. Not to complicate our lives or add to our obligations, but to get back to what's essential. Because God is not far away, he's already here. He's just waiting for us to give him a little more space in the midst of our often full, hurried and scattered days. So how can we make room for God, in practical terms, in our daily lives? Read more...

10 little things to offer God during Lent

Lent is a time of offering. Not to impress God, but to tell him, "I love you, I want to move forward with you." It's not about big things, heroic sacrifices or impossible resolutions. God delights in the simplest, most hidden gestures. Those that come from the heart, those that express our desire to love him a little more, to make a little more room for him. Here are ten little things that each of us can offer to God during Lent. Ten little things that, in his hands, become paths of transformation. Read more...

How to live Lent simply?

Lent comes around every year as an invitation to take a break. It's a time to get back to basics, a time to refocus. But sometimes we don't quite know how to live it. We feel overwhelmed, tired, and the idea of doing "more" seems discouraging. Yet Lent doesn't call us to do complicated things, but to do the real thing. To open our hearts a little more to God, to draw closer to him, one step at a time. Here are a few simple guidelines for living this important season in depth and with gentleness. Read more...

Learning to pray in silence and simplicity

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...

The guardian angel: an invisible companion who watches over you

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...