In this week’s Sunday Gospel, the Lord gives three prescriptions for prayer. The Gospel opens in response to a request, “Lord ...

One day, Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” ...

Most days of the year, we remember, celebrate, and honor at least one saint as prescribed in the General Roman Calendar. Pope ...

When we pray, Jesus told us to begin our prayers with this request: “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew ...

Our contemporary, the Anglican priest and poet R. S. Thomas (1913-2000), suggested something similar in a poem he so tellingly entitled “Emerging.” Unanswered prayers cannot be blamed on either God’s ...

I’m convinced that weak prayer is one reason the North American church is not making much difference. If you want your church to be a threat to the enemy, I ...

McClure, senior pastor of the Rock City Church (and my pastor), is the grandson of Bishop Calvin Woods, among the last of the ...

Like incense before the altar, prayers rise and remain. The Bible says, "The prayers of the righteous are stored in golden bowls." (Revelation 5:8) They are not discarded. They are preserved. Timed.

Having seen him praying, the disciples in this gospel ask Jesus to teach them how to pray. What follows, from his own lips, ...

St. Michael and St. Mary in Stillwater are beautiful churches. The former parish was established in 1853 and the latter in 1865. St. Mary has an ornate baptismal font decorated with 3D images. St.

Ignatian contemplation turns prayer into a vivid, joyful encounter with Jesus — drawing children and adults alike into deeper ...

Although I have just begun to review the information submitted, it seems clear that Kendrick was an exceptional young man,” ...