“I want to start a new series of catechesis on a subject that is very dear to us all: the topic of prayer,” he told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square May 6. Over the past two years Pope Benedict has been ...
When we feel a call to pray, we want to know what prayer is or how to pray. While there are many resources available to help us, none of them can compare with the substance or superiority of the ...
As Christians, we are called to be a people of prayer. Oftentimes, prayer is solely associated with asking things of God. While supplication is a part of prayer, it has always been seen as one of the ...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan put both his rhetorical gifts and his thorough knowledge of U.S. history to good use in giving the invocation at the 60th presidential inauguration. His public speaking skills ...
The pastor who preceded me at Arcade served the church 40 years. Bringing change to this congregation would be either a supernatural work of God or professional suicide. My first sermon at Arcade ...
The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance on prayer and other religious expressions in public schools. The guidance follows last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision Kennedy vs.
Country music artist Garth Brooks in 1990 sang on his second album, “No Fences”: "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." Some religious types, in an effort to protect God from criticism ...
Jesus was praying. Spurred by his example, one of his disciples asks him to teach them how to do it. John the Baptist had taught his disciples; you teach us. There’s a lot to unpack in those few ...