Is prayer a vital part of your walk with God? Too many Christians only pray as a last resort — turning to God only when all other options have failed.
Have you ever wanted something that turned out to be inferior to what God had in mind? I have. I lost my job and my career on the same August day. I’d had a good 1991 season helping the Seahawks and ...
If we hope to receive from God what we can never earn, if we recognize a need for mercy that goes deeper than anything we can ...
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”– I Thessalonians 6:16-18 Prayer is so crucial. There is much that divides ...
The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily given Jan. 25, 2026, the feast of the conversion of St. Paul the ...
"How did you feel about growing up with a mother who prayed?" I had just finished speaking to an audience of well-heeled professionals in Greenwich, Connecticut, and when the moderator opened the ...
The National Day of Prayer is today, May 4, 2023, when the nation’s faithful renew prayer lives, turn to God with heartfelt requests for this country and also give thanks for all we have as Americans, ...
The three spiritual pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Most of us try to give up something for the liturgical season that precedes Easter, and also try to be more generous. But how ...
Members of the Living Faith Christian Center congregation sing a hymn at a prayer vigil in 2016. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.) Listen God is an absolute mystery. No matter what we can say about him, ...
Everything I know about prayer, I learned from the late comedian and atheist George Carlin. Well, maybe not everything. Long before I was old enough to listen to Carlin's albums, I had learned the ...
COMMENTARY: When I came back to Catholicism, I realized that the most amazing choice ever made was God’s decision to enter our world as an unborn baby. This miracle forever established the ...
This morning at Mass I looked for her. I am intrigued by her devotion. I am impressed and maybe even a little envious of her obvious insight into God and the connection she has with intercessory ...