The tradition of writing prayer guides reaches back to the early centuries of the church, to Origen and Evagrius and to the many treatises on the Lord’s Prayer by church fathers. The tradition has ...

Jesus' way of praying to his father throughout his life is a reminder for Christians that prayer is more than asking God for something but is a way of establishing an intimate relationship with him, ...

Prayer is foundational in spiritual transformation. So we interviewed Gregory Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the author of Seeing is Believing: Experiencing Jesus ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Annual event brings millions together for day of spiritual inspiration Mary Darling and ...

Prayer may seem complicated or frightening, but anyone can pray! James Martin, SJ, shares some useful definitions of what prayer is and what we can learn from each of them. Fr. Martin’s new book, ...

Imagine you love the sport of tennis. You watch every match you can on TV. You subscribe to Tennis magazine. You buy instructional videos and read biographies of famous players. Then one day you pick ...

Prayers are scattered throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and we do well to learn to pray as those in the scripture prayed. If you have difficulty praying, try using a psalm as a ...