“Christ on the Mount of Olives,” by Josef Untersberger. (Credit: Public domain.) The call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. While we were made by God and for God, and have a natural ...

Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ. It can be a challenge to say the Lord’s Prayer sincerely these days. Living in a modern industrialized society where food is ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged busy Catholics to say the “Jesus Prayer” throughout the day. Speaking at the general audience June 9, the pope recommended the short prayer at the heart of Eastern ...

As we learn how to pray as Christians, we realize that God has blessed us with an expansive family. It is a family that includes those on earth and those already in eternity. It is a beautiful and ...

I purposely wanted to begin the year 2014 with a prayer article. Why? Because I strongly believe prayer is the best way to start our year. We all have our different styles of praying just as we all ...

Reporting from ROME — Pope Francis has called for a rewriting of the Lord’s Prayer, saying the current translation gives God a bad name and, essentially, does not give the devil his due. Described in ...