If faith fails, prayer perishes,” said St. Augustine. When he read and meditated on today’s Gospel, he saw a deep connection ...

In heaven, among the saints, the will of God prevails over all. Jesus told us that we should strive for the same on ...

Prayer, as petition or worship, is practiced in as many forms as the human imagination allows. This Sunday’s readings ...

And thus Wilberforce continued. For 46 years, he worked to abolish the slavery. Three days before his death, he learned that ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

We are told that one should pray for: believers, community, compassion, courage, deliverance, an end to poverty, endurance, our enemies, everyone, financial stability ...

Prayer alone won't fix life's challenges; it's a two-way street requiring action and listening. True transformation comes ...

The National Day of Prayer is today, May 4, 2023, when the nation’s faithful renew prayer lives, turn to God with heartfelt requests for this country and also give thanks for all we have as Americans, ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior reflects on how St. Monica’s unwavering prayer for her son reminds us that true faith trusts God’s timing even when the answers seem delayed.

Q. Since God is in the eternal present, and is all-knowing, he knows the destination of everyone and he knows the result of every situation. How, then, do our petitionary prayers have any effect on ...

The pursuit of the spiritual life is not for the fainthearted. After some initial consolations and encouragement, the way of the Spirit calls forth a certain level of discipline and mentoring. The ...