I’ve grown to love the early morning hours; their quietness and stillness, the sense of being alone with God, just He and I, together. It may seem silly to feel or believe that we’re ever truly alone ...

Even Christians experience times when they feel like they have no good reason to get out of bed in the morning, days when they are dreading another 24 hours, but God has good news each morning. He ...

“Christ on the Mount of Olives,” by Josef Untersberger. (Credit: Public domain.) Listen The call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. While we were made by God and for God, and have a ...

Starting your day off right is extremely important, as it often sets the tone for what follows. One way to begin your day is with a morning offering prayer, such as this prayer from St. Peter Julian ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 2, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ ...

It is not from Fundamentalist TV preachers that we should receive direction on how to pray. We should learn how to pray from heaven itself and the divine instructions provided in Scripture and Sacred ...

When we look closely at how Jesus’ prayer life is depicted in Luke, we discover how essential prayer is for us. Alongside Jesus’ astonishing miracles and teachings, the Gospels depict something just ...

Jésus priant dans le jardin de Gethsémané sur le Mont des Oliviers, l'église de San Jeronimo, Madrid, Spain, Europe. In the eighth of a series of articles on catecheses by the German pope, we learn ...