A song this week included the line “And he wrapped them up in the arms of God’s love and he showed them they were whole.” Recognizing this as a part of contemplative prayer brings fruition to Jesus’ ...

After receiving some criticism over my recent commentary, “Why Centering Prayer Falls Short of True Intimacy With Christ,” the Register invited me to respond to the most important and common ...

“When the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). We are hearing a lot about “quid pro quo” in the news these days. This Latin phrase describes any transaction in which ...

For years I’d prayed as if my relationship with God depended on it. Now I view prayer differently. For a season in my Christian life, I was known as the go-to person on prayer. If you had a prayer ...

I like to believe that prayer works. It opens the mind, the heart, and even one's intuition to new ideas. While it certainly does not always and instantly change situations, prayer may easily point us ...

Growing in prayer is not simply acquiring a set of special spiritual skills that operate in one bit of your life. It is about growing into what St. Paul calls “the measure of the full stature of ...

It's tempting to give up on prayer, especially when we aren't seeing results or when the results we do see aren't what we want. St. Teresa's answer, though, is that we shouldn't ever give up on prayer ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In times of uncertainty, it is often hard to know how to pray. Does prayer ...

Since the founding of the Republic, Americans have appealed to God in times of crisis. From George Washington to Donald Trump, our presidents have been no exception. One of Ronald Reagan’s favorite ...