Many, many people whom I meet want to pray, or pray better, but struggle. Indeed, a friend of mine often quips, “If you want to humble a Christian, ask him how his prayer life is.” And this is not a ...

All the TV commercials touting presidential candidates have me talking to myself. Do I really need almost three more months of commercials to decide how to vote? Probably not. The two viable ...

I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...

Interceding in community is vital to the Christian life. A young Chinese woman with a rare chronic disease spent most of her days in darkness in the early 20th century. As Christiana Tsai lay in her ...

These scriptures encourage Christians to rely on prayer as a major way to reach God. As usual, we turn to the scriptures, God’s words, to provide the answer. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in ...

Do you know how to pray? Some people only pray when they are in trouble, need a favor or want to receive some sort of blessing. God doesn't care when you pray. He just wants to have a relationship ...

I joined Twitter because of a Catholic sister. In 2009, during the second half of the Pauline Year, Sr. Anne Flanagan of the Daughters of St. Paul encouraged me to try the fledgling medium. Twitter ...