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One of the strengths of this website is the sheer number of contributors. Tapping into the vast resource of Notre Dame students, alums, and friends, Pray has featured past Notre Dame football stars, current students, priests and religious, and of course alumni. Hearing from many different individuals keeps the site fresh. There are "as many ways [to God] as there are people," as Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) once said. The different perspectives allow us to see God with new eyes.
Let's take a look at a few of the other parts of the site.
Seasonal Sections
During Advent and Lent, "Pray" features videos for each week of the season. Each video includes a well thought out, well delivered ~5 minute reflection on a particular aspect that shines forth in that week's mass readings. I particularly enjoyed the one for the 2nd week of Advent:
Free Online Prayer Cards
Ever hit a patch where you don't know how you want to pray, don't feel like you have time to pray, and need to pray something short and meaningful? So do I. The prayer card section on the Pray website is an incredible resource for people in that spot. Each prayer card is a PDF that can be printed out, cut, and folded up to fit in your wallet. Here's an example of one of the prayers, a prayer for healing (PDF):
Prayer for Healing
Dear Jesus, we turn to you in this
time of illness. Ease our worry
and sorrow with your gentle love.
Gift us with the strength to accept
this burden. Lord, we place our
worries in your hands. We place
our sick under your care and ask
that you restore your loved one
to health again. Above all, grant
us the grace to acknowledge your
will and know that whatever you
do, you do for the love of us.
Adapted from Missionary
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Faith Videos for You
Looking at the world through a faith perspective requires some support and some challenge. Tender, Strong, and True is a video series that tries to do just that. With a wide range of relevant topics (starting and maintaining prayer, living faith at work, not being stressed), this video series is a real gem for anyone looking for help and guidance.
A great resource for Catholics on the go (they'll send you daily emails) or Catholics not on the go (watching videos), Pray.nd.edu can help you grow closer to God day by day.
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