Atheist Sigfried Gold made quite a stir last summer when the Washington Post ran a story about the amazing success of his prayers to a goddess he created and doesn’t believe in. Some atheists attacked ...

The end of 2025 is at hand and the world is set to welcome the new year with parties and fireworks, but many forget to ...

Everything that the church celebrates in Mary proclaims the saving identity of her Son. His grace triumphed, but not without ...

As a busy mom, I had to find new spiritual disciplines to connect with God. I used to be a “prayer warrior.” When I was single and had no kids, I would enjoy praying for long periods of time. Each ...

It's understood in Catholic spirituality and theology that any of us can pray to God at any time. The Bible emphasizes relationship to God, as sons and daughters to a Father. That said, there is also ...

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 ...

Every year, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams commissions a book for the Anglican Communion to read during Lent. This year he asked Ruth Burrows—known as Sister Rachel in her Carmelite community ...

The three spiritual pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Most of us try to give up something for the liturgical season that precedes Easter, and also try to be more generous. But how ...

It’s great to have strong faith, to feel confident in what you believe. That way you can “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of ...