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February 14, 2017

Complete collection of Fr. Freitas' columns on prayer and praying

Complete collection of Fr. Freitas' columns on prayer and praying

This is the completely collection of Fr. Frank Freitas' four-part series of columns about prayer and praying that originally appeard in the print edition of The Catholic Register.

Published in Faith
February 9, 2017

How to keep moving forward in prayer (Part 4 of 4 about prayer)

Our part is simply in ardent prayer, to keep moving forward with confidence, writes Fr. Frank Freitas.

This is the fourth in a series of four columns by Fr. Frank Freitas about prayer and praying. (Here's part 1, part 2 and part 3)

Published in Guest Faith Columns
February 2, 2017

Drop off your baggage with prayer (Part 3 of 4 about prayer)

Ask yourself, are you carrying baggage in prayer or dropping baggage with prayer?

This is the third in a series of four columns by Fr. Frank Freitas about prayer and praying. (Here's part 1, part 2 and part 4)

Published in Guest Faith Columns
January 26, 2017

Prayer requires a sharp focus (Part 2 of 4 about prayer)

A woman prays during a healing Mass at St. Martha Church in Uniondale, N.Y.

This is the second in a series of four columns by Fr. Frank Freitas about praying and prayer. (Here's part 1, part 3 and part 4)

Published in Guest Faith Columns
January 19, 2017

‘Teach me to pray’ (Part 1 of 4 about prayer)

Prayer is actually quite simple: it’s an encounter with a friend, God. Spend time with Him as a friend would, listening, seeking to comprehend and finding the way.

This is the first in a series of four columns by Fr. Frank Freitas about prayer and praying. (Here's part 2, part 3 and part 4)

Published in Guest Faith Columns
October 21, 2016

In truth, we 'More Than Survive'

More than Survive — 112 pages, $14.99, with a foreword by Cardinal Thomas Collins — is published by Catholic Register Books.

In his new book More Than Survive, author Fr. Frank Freitas proposes that God wants us to thrive in an increasingly hectic world. What follows is an excerpt from More Than Survive, published this month by Catholic Register Books.

Published in Book News
June 13, 2013

No yellow brick road leads us to God

Often, our relationship with God is like The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy and her friends search out the great Oz.

The Wizard of Oz is a true classic movie. One of my favourite scenes is when Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion arrive to see the Wizard.

Published in Guest Faith Columns