In the struggle to pray, we do not rely on our own strength. We turn to the Lord Jesus. We unite our prayers to his. It is only in the love of Jesus Christ that our prayers become efficacious in the ...
Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...
Evolve Studios, a Franklin, Tn.-based production company teamed with Brad Gray, a local pastor, to film a documentary about ...
Francis comments on the story of Martha and Jonah mentioned in today's liturgy . " The first duty in life is this : prayer . ' But not the prayer of words, like parrots, the prayer of the heart ." ...
Like the wandering Russian in The Way of the Pilgrim, I am startled whenever I read the words of Luke’s Gospel: “Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and never lose heart” ...
As of this week, the Wicomico County Council has stopped opening its meetings with the Lord’s Prayer, citing legal threats ...
A county government in Maryland has announced that it will stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer at the start of meetings following ...