Prayer is not optional for a Christian. In fact, Jesus considered it essential, even for Himself. Though He was God’s Son, He still took time to be alone with His Father in prayer. His disciples saw ...

Our prayer as a global community is more important than ever. Let's stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world as we pray together with them and for all people who are ...

This week, our prayer invitation will shift: to attune to the sorrow of the Earth. We are invited to listen to the cry of creation and connect to our own sorrow for our role in the environmental ...

Let them remember, however, that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that a dialogue takes place between God and man. For we speak to him when we pray; we listen to him ...

I will keep going to shul to pray. I will keep hoping our prayers will be heard. I will keep hoping for an answer. About the Author Bruce Black is editorial director of The Jewish Writing Project.

This prayer by Pope Francis appeared at the end of his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si'. It is for all who believe in God who is the all-powerful Creator. A prayer for our earth was published in Pope ...

I’ll always remember the day my eldest son came home from kindergarten reciting the Angel of God prayer. Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here… I’m a convert.

The point being made when Paul says, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17) is that prayer should suffuse our lives. We should be people of prayer. We should turn regularly to God in prayer. It should ...

His mother had Gaelic antecedents. Bruce's grandfather was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during a succession dispute in 1290 - 1292. The English king, Edward I, was asked to ...

Salatul-Jumu‘ah or Friday Prayer is offered in congregation. It is offered in place of Zuhr Prayer. Each week on Friday, Muslims are required to take a bath, dress in their best clean clothes, wear ...