“If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories.”

—  Scott Hahn

Source: Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots

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American theologian 1957

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