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Father Jeffrey Kirby shows readers what those two words — “Our Father” — really signify for our spiritual lives and how the other seven tenets, or principles, of the Lord’s Prayer relate.
BOOK PICK: ‘Mysteries of the Lord’s Prayer’ ‘Mysteries of the Lord’s Prayer’ delves into the Our Father. (photo: CUA Press) Clare Walker Books July 24, 2021 ...
When Jesus begins the prayer that has come to be called the Lord’s Prayer with the words “Our Father” (Matt. 6:9), who is included in his “our”? In the history of the prayer’s interpretation, “our” ...
In The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide to Praying to Our Father, Wesley Hill walks us through the seven petitions, inviting us to discover the meaning, vitality, and relevance of each phrase.
That promise is made in the same Bible we find the Lord’s Prayer, and for that reason alone, no man should dare seek to alter it. And yet, just this week, we read that Pope Francis is ...
In his new book, "Our Father: Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer," Pope Francis offers his insights into some of Jesus’s most profound words. In this excerpt from the book, the Pope discusses ...
Get ready for a few stumbles at Christmas Mass during the Our Father. Pope Francis reportedly approved changes to the wording of the Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father.
The prayer is often introduced in the worship of the church with the words "as our saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say", or "we dare to say" - we have the nerve to say "Our Father".
Despite The Lord's Prayer — which is also referred to as the "Our Father" prayer — being widely known and recited in Christianity, Suresh, Joe, and Laura couldn't buzz in with the correct ...
A popular Facebook post claimed that an Aramaic-language scroll discovered by archaeologists in 1892 led to a more accurate and definitive translation of the Lord's Prayer.