Sometimes I just don’t want to pray. Shouldn’t I enjoy praying? I’m a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; prayer is our first pillar! Still, it’s hard to crack open my Divine Office every day.

Prayer can be such a beautiful, simple, and complicated thing at the same time. People pray in many different ways, and still, our loving God hears every prayer. Recognizing or understanding His ...

As Christians, we know prayer is essential to our faith. We know it’s the way we communicate with God, and a major way through which He communicates to us… but that doesn’t make it easy to do. I can’t ...

I remember when I was first getting into ministry a mentor of mine told me that the chief responsibility of any minister was first and foremost to teach people how to pray. At the time I thought that ...

I am sure that many of us will often confess when we don’t pay attention in prayer. Often it can be a source of guilt that we don’t give enough of ourselves to God in this way. I found some ...

All about prayer in Bahá'í life. Prayer is a vital part of Bahá'í spiritual life. Bahá'ís believe that prayer is more than making requests to God; it's more like a conversation with God in contrast to ...

For years I’d prayed as if my relationship with God depended on it. Now I view prayer differently. For a season in my Christian life, I was known as the go-to person on prayer. If you had a prayer ...

The author's Rosaries. (Courtesy of James Martin, S.J.) About 15 years ago, I was invited, along with two Jesuit friends, on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Our hosts were members of the Order of Malta. I ...

A heartfelt message offering prayer, compassion, and hope for someone going through a difficult moment. #Prayer #Kindness #Hope ...