The prayer of supplication includes petition. As the Holy Spirit moves within us, the first impulse toward petition is repentance. As we draw closer to God, we realize who we are before him, how we ...

Today we consider the second part of Jesus second instruction about prayer in Luke 18. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector reminds us that God hears the prayers of some surprising ...

Pride is a vice that should be eliminated. Prayer will help you overcome your arrogance, find spiritual humility and embark on the right path. About how to pray and what the conversions should be — in ...

President Donald Trump has declared today, May 7, as the National Day of Prayer. This spring observance was established by President Harry Truman in 1952, as a time when Americans are asked “to turn ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- The Army community gathered at the Nehelani for the annual U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii National Prayer Breakfast, March 25. During the opening remarks, Gen. Vincent K.

President Barack Obama on Thursday said the spirit of humility and unity at Washington’s annual Prayer Breakfast needs to last longer. Speaking to hundreds of political and religious leaders in ...

In his Angelus message last Sunday at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo reflected on the Gospel reading about Jesus, Mary and Martha. He encouraged us to follow Mary’s example by slowing down and listening so ...

That gospel episode where Christ talked about the difference between the prayer of the Pharisee and the publican (cfr. Lk 18,9-14) clearly shows us that for our prayer to be effective, we have to be ...

When a person passes away we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on what leads to eternal life. When the passing away is of a personality like Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca and it ...