The call to prayer demands a response. We can either hear the call and begin to pray, or we avoid and neglect the call. And so, whether we say yes or no, a response is given. If we choose not to pray, ...

Learning how to pray the rosary can bless and benefit your life, even if you're not Catholic — or not that religious at all. How does that work? If you’re anything like me and about 26 percent of ...

Tanya Britton prays with her dog, Sybil, by her side, while helping to prepare for Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Tupelo, Miss., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Credit: David Goldman/AP.) Listen As ...

Leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa offer guidance on interceding for believers suffering for their faith. Each November, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) calls for an ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Most of us are probably so familiar with the Lord’s Prayer that we never stop to think what an amazing thing it is that we ...

Ramadan is a month of mercy, forgiveness and spiritual renewal. It is a time when hearts soften, duas feel deeper, and the night carries a special calm. One of the most powerful acts of worship during ...

CANTON − Prayer, the act of communing with God, may be the one thing all faiths have in common. Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas St. W, will host the Rev. Brian Zahnd, creator of the Prayer ...

I suppose I learned to pray like many people in the mainline church do: I memorized prayers for mealtime and bedtime, and I listened to what felt like the excessively long prayers of the people at ...

One of the areas of pastoral care I think I’m worst at is teaching people how to pray. Part of the problem may be that people are hoping for a simpler method than I am able to offer. They’d like a “30 ...

An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day ...