If we listen deeply to today's lessons, I think we'll quickly notice that they follow on very clearly from last week's Scriptures and our reflection on those Scriptures. You might remember last week's ...

In his message before the Angelus prayer July 17, the Holy Father reflected on the Gospel story of Jesus’ visit to the sisters Mary and Martha in Bethany. Pope Francis waves during his Sunday Angelus ...

(RNS) — Until the glorious return of Jesus Christ, it is unlikely that evangelicals and the Catholic Church will ever see eye to eye on certain core doctrinal issues. Whether it’s sola scriptura, ...

“Christ on the Mount of Olives,” by Josef Untersberger. (Credit: Public domain.) The call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. While we were made by God and for God, and have a natural ...

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to God is also diverse. The variations of prayer show us the great mystery ...

(RNS) — When Jesus calls, best-selling author Sarah Young is always ready to listen. Reporters, however, can’t even leave her a message. Young, whose insistence on privacy is legendary, shuns public ...

Not long ago a woman came to me for spiritual direction. As most spiritual directors do, I started by setting out some guidelines: how often to meet, what times, what direction will entail. Then I ...

A self-avowed nerd, host of The Times of Israel podcast Amanda Borschel-Dan is fascinated by the epidemiological journals distributed by Israel’s Health Ministry which show the daily paths taken by ...

"That was protest — that was not an invocation, that was not a prayer" On Monday the Pennsylvania House of Representatives swore in its first Muslim woman. But the occasion was clouded by an ...