Blogging Again

Once upon a time I used to blog. Sometimes it'd be quite frequently. Then not so much. So why start again? To improve my prayer life. You see, I am a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville. And anyone who is an Alumnus like myself knows of the "bubble" effect. Well I've since left the bubble and know what it is to live my Catholic faith outside of it permanently. I want to be a good Catholic and the basic building to that is a strong foundation rooted in prayer. It's like Haslow's hierarchy of needs. The basic building blocks are those things in which a human being needs to survive. These are the physiological blocks such as air, water, food, shelter. This is also true for a Catholic. Air is like the Holy Spirit. Water is those which you are reborn into, those life-giving waters in which Christ said to the woman at the well "the water from this well will make you thirst again, but the water I will give you will quench your thirst forever. Food is the sustenance of the Eucharist. Shelter is that prayer which grounds you and keeps you safe.
In the fall of 2009 I was fortunate to participate in the FUS study abroad program in Gaming, Austria. My favorite part was that Jesus, present in the Eucharist was available 24/7 and it was a 5 minute walk from my room. I fell in love with visiting him every night and I found myself having to make myself leave otherwise I just wanted to sit with Him a while longer. I have since lost that privilege of living with our Lord. So my prayer life went down the toilet. During Lent I re-vamped it. I read the daily scripture, I read a meditation from the Passion of Mark everyday and re-consecrated myself to our Lady through the preparation of St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort. Well now it's the Easter season and I have been sucking at this. I have for my daily prayers besides my conversation with God the daily scriptures and a meditation from the Gospel of Luke on the Resurrection narrative. I am now 5 days behind. So my goal for this blog is to write about this scripture. To reflect on it. I really hope it helps.