"Lord, Teach us to pray." Did the disciple who made that request have any clue about the intimacy of asking someone how he prays? Our prayer exposes the heart of our relationship with God: who we ...

Quotations to stir heart and mind. THIS PRAYER is a pattern for all Christian praying; Jesus is teaching that prayer will be acceptable when, and only when, the attitudes, thoughts, and desires ...

The Gospel reading for October 5, 2011, Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, is Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer in 11:1-4. The request they make of Jesus in this short passage ...

VATICAN CITY — Learning to pray well is a continual process, but it should always start from a place of humility, as Jesus demonstrated in the Gospels, Pope Francis said Wednesday. “Even if we have ...

Learning to pray well is a continual process, but should always start from a place of humility, as Jesus demonstrated in the Gospels, Pope Francis said Wednesday. "Even if we have been praying for so ...

Praying is a central and vital part of religion. But how do you teach and explain prayer to children? Cheri Fuller, writing on churchleaders.com, says one way of explaining prayer to small children is ...

My pastor told us something at Mass this weekend that both surprised and confounded me. He said that the number one question he hears from Christian people is “How do we pray?” I felt when I heard it ...

Learning to pray well is a continual process, but should always start from a place of humility, as Jesus demonstrated in the Gospels, Pope Francis said Wednesday. "Even if we have been praying for so ...

“Lord, teach us to pray. Are there any words in the Gospel more poignant than these? Here is a phrase that pulls us to the very core of belief – a request that cries out for consolation, instruction, ...

The Reformation reemphasized the birthright of the priesthood of believers. The consequence of this doctrine in the realm of prayer is far-reaching in terms of privilege but also of liabilities. It is ...

Which way is transfiguration? Must I go through temptation to get there? How do I get from wilderness to garden, from cross to crown? First of all, because the terrain is trackless and windswept, ...