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		<title>Sometimes prayer is so frustrating I just give up&#8230; what can I do?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/12/26/sometimes-prayer-is-so-frustrating-i-just-give-up-what-can-i-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Carmen Laudis OCD</dc:creator>
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		<title>What if I just don&#8217;t like to pray at all?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/03/11/what-if-i-just-dont-like-to-pray-at-all</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Better Part &#8211; A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/01/24/the-better-part-a-christ-centered-resource-for-personal-prayer</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
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		<title>Problems with my mind&#8230; Any ideas?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/11/12/problems-with-my-mind-any-ideas</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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		<title>How can I better prepare for prayer and meditation?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/10/12/how-can-i-better-prepare-for-prayer-and-meditation</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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		<title>I want to pray but struggle with my schedule &#8211; What do I do?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/09/14/i-want-to-pray-but-struggle-with-my-schedule-what-do-i-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dryness in Prayer &#8211; Part III &#8211; God&#8217;s Part in the Struggle</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/18/dryness-in-prayer-part-iii-gods-part-in-the-struggle</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dryness in Prayer &#8211; Part II &#8211; Our Part in the Struggle</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/04/dryness-in-prayer-part-ii-our-part</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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		<title>Prayer of St. Augustine on Aridity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aridity or Dryness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers of the Saints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saints and Blesseds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aridity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Difficulty in Prayer]]></category>
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