Since my father's death in March 2001, my use of the rosary has been sporadic at best. I have simply found it too emotionally painful to pray in a way that, for some reason, causes me to think about ...

In the heart of every person, there is a desire to be in union with God. Such a union is realized and deepened by a life of prayer. Such a summons to prayer is as necessary and essential to human ...

Every Nov. 2, the Church remembers the faithful departed in a special way on All Souls’ Day and dedicates the whole month to the holy souls in purgatory. After that, we sometimes forget that the ...