"The Word of God must be proclaimed with this frankness, with this force… with courage. The person who doesn't have courage – spiritual courage, courage of heart, who is not enamored of Jesus, and ...

Pope Benedict XVI says the heroic sanctity of St. John the Baptist proves that a solid life of prayer is the best source of courage for Christians facing a modern world that is hostile to God and ...

Many years ago, I served a church in rural New Hampshire. The church was located on the top of a hill. One winter afternoon, I decided to take the serpentine road from the church down to the highway.

Earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict met with preparatory members of the European Ecumenical Assembly. He chose the occasion to tell his listeners that the Christian mission will only be ...

When hopes dissolve and dreams have vanished- What’s left but prayer? When thorns cause pain and plans have tarnished- What’s left but prayer? When friends dissemble and loved ones leave us When those ...

LEESBURG — At an altar standing in the twin shadows of a cross and the American flag, they prayed for victims and families, rescuers and the government. And they prayed for the enemy. “Now it gets ...