Sarai Quiñones believes in the healing power of prayer. The 19-year-old Housatonic Community College student credits prayer with the vision of an angel she saw weeks after being diagnosed with cancer ...

My pastor recently gave a sermon about prayer. She said that there are many kinds of prayer — all equally valid. They vary on where they are given, the topic and reason and how they are given. I think ...

Many years ago, I served a church in rural New Hampshire. The church was located on the top of a hill. One winter afternoon, I decided to take the serpentine road from the church down to the highway.

Modern-day information sharing and communication technologies have experienced unprecedented advances in the past several years. Communication methods associated with cell phones, smart phones, email, ...

The path of prayer is an adventure of the soul as it seeks God. There are many avenues to the path of prayer and each of them has its own place and merit. The three main types of prayer are vocal ...

As the church summarizes what her life of prayer looks like, she turns to the Acts of the Apostles and describes the place of the apostolic teaching, holy fellowship, the Breaking of the Bread, and ...

When asked why he seemed to be wasting his time living in a monastery, the exceptional twentieth century Christian monk and writer, Thomas Merton, replied simply, “Because I believe in prayer." Most ...

The vast majority of Americans turn to prayer to heal themselves and others when afflicted with health problems, a recent study found, according to CNN. About nine out of 10 people have relied on ...

Bowing your head and bending down, whether on one knee or two, is a form of prayer for those of many religions. And for those of no religion. Prayer so often signifies a soul in distress. How can that ...

Pope Leo XIV held the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square, where he reflected on crying as “a profound act of ...