In the heart of every person, there is a desire to be in union with God. Such a union is realized and deepened by a life of prayer. Such a summons to prayer is as necessary and essential to human ...

ENID, Okla. — There are roughly 40 Christian denominational “families” in the United States, and as many as 33,000 denominations worldwide, yielding a wide variety of Christian forms of prayer, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prayer move us closer to God, answers our petitions, and can even result in miracles. “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22. But how should we pray?

A LOT of studies on intercessory prayer have been published in recent years. This research has returned mixed results. Some studies conclude that prayer improves health, while others show no effect—or ...

We’re exhausted, over-stimulated, and over-emoted. It could be the let down from the seasonal celebrations of Thanksgiving, various religious holidays and the arrival of 2025. We’ve scurried about for ...