Every third-grader knows that prayer is the lifting up of o… - Catherine Doherty

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Every third-grader knows that prayer is the lifting up of one's heart and mind to God. But there are many ways of lifting. It begins with vocal prayer, the one all of us are so familiar with. It goes on to mental prayer and meditation, a prayer that all too many people are unfamiliar with. This "lifting" also includes the prayer of silence, the prayer of the heart, contemplative prayer, unknown to still more people.

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Catherine de Hueck Doherty (née Ekaterina Fyodorovna Kolyschkina; 15 August 1896 – 14 December 1985) was a Catholic social activist, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate.

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Native Name: Екатерина Фёдоровна Колышкина

Alternative Names: Ekaterina Fyodorovna Kolyschkine de Hueck Doherty • Catherine de Hueck • Catherine de Hueck Doherty

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