Prayer, at its core, is a 'loving relationship' with God, says DC-based Dominican friar
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Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., of Washington, D.C., reflects on Mark 1:35, which reveals how Jesus went off to prayer alone — and what this model of faith offers for all.
"Although he was not a direct disciple of Jesus, Saint Mark is the author of one of the four Gospel accounts and played a vital role in spreading the Gospel as a missionary in the early church," says the website for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The fact that Jesus went off to pray alone may seem unnecessary, said Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., a Dominican friar based in Washington, D.C.
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