The invitation to offer an essay on prayer came as a surprise. I am not a contemplative. My personal history recalls prayer styles that failed to increase my faith or stir my spirit. As a young sister ...

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I have pondered over our prayers and thought of the state of many of the praying people. So, I detected a strong link between neglecting the prayer with all its due meanings and the status of the ...

The path of prayer is marked by hurdles and struggles that need to be overcome and faithfully endured. Prayer is the long spiritual walk that leads us out of ourselves and its fallenness and into the ...

BOSTON, Oct. 31, 2001 — -- A new study released today in the American Heart Journal says prayer helps the heart when combined with mainstream medical procedures. Duke researchers studied 150 ...

For some, prayer is part of daily life. Others turn to prayer to help them cope during hard times. According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 81 percent of Americans report believing in God, and Pew Research ...

“The family that prays together, stays together” is more than just a saying. After observing the happiest, closest knit families, prayer is always at the heart. Prayers can be found in the strongest ...

True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.

Pope Leo XIV prays the rosary during a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2025, in the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Credit: CNS photo/Pablo ...