When I was young, my mother gave my siblings and me 5 cents for each Bible verse we memorized. This motivated us to look for the “low-hanging fruit” of short verses, finding in 1 Thessalonians 5 a ...

“I prayed for 20 years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs,” said slave turned abolitionist statesman Frederick Douglass. His words give a sweet reminder of the dangers of believing in ...

In the serene hours of the night and the tranquil moments of the morning, a practice as ancient as humanity holds a unique power—prayer. Prayer, an act of spiritual connection, has transcended ...

The test of such a day is not how exhilarated we feel when the day is over but how it works into life tomorrow. —Lorne C. Sanny “I never thought a day could make such a difference,” a friend said to ...

In 2011, I joined a few thousand or so other people and signed up for a newish service that, I thought, might be handy. The idea behind it was to get email reminders for novenas as you prayed them in ...

Binz said this type of reading the Scriptures dates back to ancient times, and the term itself is believed to have originated in the third century. St. Benedict incorporated it as the core of his Rule ...

Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn’t have a picture-perfect life Seminary professors probably don’t study Stormie Omartian, but perhaps they should. Judging by book ...

The following homily was delivered Sept. 7 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archhbishop of Washington. “Ask, and it will be given to you; ...