All Christians are called to pray. They must actively seek ways in which they can pray and pray well before God. The Church nurtures the life of prayer. She readily offers her various prayer methods ...

A member of the Sisters of Life prays during a Mass marking the feast of the Holy Innocents Dec. 28, 2020, at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.) ...

October marks the end of the Discalced Carmelite Order’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Ávila. St. Teresa is a doctor of the Church and one of history’s greatest ...

In the New Testament, the disciples asked Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray," and He did. Even today, spiritual leaders are taking the time to teach people how to pray effectively. The Rev. Matthew ...

Recently, while combing through a box of keepsakes, I came upon the small white missal I received as a gift on the morning of my first Holy Communion at age 7. Lovely memories returned as I began to ...

The Eid Prayers where we have Seven Takbir in the First Rakah and Five Takbir in the Second Rakah, how should we make these Takbirs. And I do hear from some Imams that the Takbirs in Eid Prayers were ...

Christians are increasingly using technology to grow closer to God, including during the Lenten season, in addition to traditional methods of prayer. Lent, which begins annually on Ash Wednesday, is a ...

This article looks at methods of prayer used in Judaism. Prayer builds the relationship between God and human beings. When people pray, they spend time with God. To pray is to serve God with your ...