The Lord’s Prayer is the most profound prayer ever uttered. It is short and simple, yet contains everything we need as physical and spiritual beings. There are no wasted words. Despite being called ...

Worshippers join hands during the Our Father. Sunday Mass offers us several reminders on the importance of forgiveness, such as during the Our Father. (CNS photo/Jim West) A Reflection for Thursday of ...

It is interesting to note that the Church’s definition of “prayer” is simple: “the lifting up of one’s mind and heart to God.” Words are not mentioned, though they are surely helpful. Instead, we ...

For the last few weeks, Woodland United Methodist Church has been journeying through the Lord’s Prayer as part of our Sunday preaching series. As Methodists, we pray it every Sunday as part of our ...

Sunday, July 27, is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13. In this week’s Sunday Gospel, the Lord gives ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. This is truly the Lord’s Prayer—not the one we pray every Sunday when we say “Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ...

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus calls his divided followers to pursue unity as the family of God. The church today is divided, polarized by the many social and political factions vying for our attention ...

In simpler ages of faith, men found it as natural and normal to pray as to till a field or yoke a brace of oxen. But prayer, like good conversation, seems to be one of the lost arts of the 20th ...

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 ...