Praying — this is what we do — because we are human. I don’t mean the blessing over the wine Jews say before a Friday evening Shabbat meal —“Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech Ha-olam, borei p’ri ha ...

Starting each day with a morning prayer can bring a sense of peace, strength, and purpose. Morning prayers aren’t just about asking for things; they’re about finding gratitude, feeling love, and ...

Why are we as a Church observing this Year of Faith? Pope Benedict XVI, at the start of this year, said that the world has become like a "spiritual desert," a place where the awareness of God has been ...

Country music artist Garth Brooks in 1990 sang on his second album, “No Fences”: "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." Some religious types, in an effort to protect God from criticism ...

Sometimes, as a Buddhist, folks ask me this. They’ve heard about Buddhism’s short, repeated prayers and want to know if I have a special one, and what its meaning is. Nevermind that it’s a rather ...