There are many mysteries and challenges surrounding prayer. As a help to navigating these realities, the Catechism of the Catholic Church gives us three facts about prayer: 1) It is always possible to ...

I wanted to know just how many of Jesus’ prayers did the writers of the Gospels record in their narratives of Jesus’ ministry. So, I turned to the computer which gave me a total of six prayers ...

Christians believe that it was through the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on Mount Calvary in the present day Israel that saved mankind from destruction. The blood paved way for forgiveness and ...

I knew that Rowan Williams, once the Archbishop of Canterbury, knew a lot about Eastern Christian practice, but I did not know that he begins his day with the Jesus Prayer. More: Readers of Salinger’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged busy Catholics to say the “Jesus Prayer” throughout the day. Speaking at the general audience June 9, the pope recommended the short prayer at the ...

Jesus provided us with a symbol of the coming of the Holy Spirit by drinking wine from the same cup with his disciples at the Last Supper. He then declared to them: “This is my blood of the new ...