In “Letter from the Recording Angel,” my favorite author, Mark Twain, describes the difference that frequently exists between public prayers and secret supplications of the heart. Twain points out in ...

This November, use these Thanksgiving Bible verses to show gratitude and praise The Lord for your blessings. Use the ...

Prayer is more than talking to God, but more specifically the opening of our heart and mind to God, Cardinal George Pell wrote in a reflection on prayer for his weekly newspaper column. In an essay in ...

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been thinking together about some classic “Spiritual Disciplines.” Most recently, we’ve been studying the first and most important of them, the intake of God’s Word. The ...

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 ...

The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is the world’s largest organized prayer group and advances a threefold mission: to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart, prayer for the pope’s intentions and ...

During his general audience on Jan. 23, which took place during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Benedict XVI commemorated the 100th anniversary of this annual celebration. He emphasized ...

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 ...