We can pray in petition, praise, thanksgiving or repentance, but underneath every kind or style of prayer, the purpose is ...

Q: I have been suffering from depression for over a year now. I take my medication religiously and I pray constantly for God’s help. Why won’t God answer my prayers? I am Catholic and was taught that ...

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

There is a curious passage in Parshat Bha’alotecha — two verses enclosed by upside-down nuns. These verses are well-known to those of us who attend Shabbat morning services, as they are woven into the ...

Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...

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 ...

"Abandon all varieties of duties and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." – ...

In many spiritual traditions, people may pray to one god for everything. But in Hinduism, a person might seek success from Ganesha, blessings from Lakshmi, strength from Hanuman, and wisdom from ...

Prayers for the faithful departed are not just for All Souls’ Day or the month of November. The Sacred Scriptures (2 Maccabees 12:45) and the Church (CCC 958) remind Catholics of the importance of ...

Tom and Amber talk with Alessandro DiSanto, a co-founder of Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world. Alessandro shares how prayer and Catholic values guide Hallow’s business model and decision-making – ...

Readings: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Luke 17:5-10 John 3:16 is a hit. Who can say how long people have been cross-stitching it onto pillows or spray-painting it onto structures?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on relating to a sibling with a radically different worldview. By Kwame Anthony Appiah A year ago, I was told I had a form of ovarian cancer and was given two to ...