O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me. When, therefore, O kind and ...

In this prayer Christ himself bears witness to the life and immortality to which God calls every human being. When the family first gathers around the body, before or after it is prepared for ...

The psalm presents the message most clearly: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will” (Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17). I was ...

I knew that Rowan Williams, once the Archbishop of Canterbury, knew a lot about Eastern Christian practice, but I did not know that he begins his day with the Jesus Prayer. More: Readers of ...

Evangelist Nick Vujicic is urging people to “give Jesus the key to your heart.” “Sometimes what you are praying ...

After the crisis of the Reformation, the Catholic Council of Trent repeated traditional Christian teaching on the intercession of the saints, which applies preeminently to Mary: The saints who reign ...

Jesus taught, “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men … but when you pray, go into your room ...

The holiday season, for many, is a time of gathering with family and focusing on the true meaning behind the approaching celebration. Subsequently, one reflective and thoughtful tradition that is ...