Today we consider the second part of Jesus second instruction about prayer in Luke 18. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector reminds us that God hears the prayers of some surprising ...

As we pray the Lord’s Prayer in humility and openness to inspiration, we find immediate help. An article inspired by this week’s Bible lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly.

True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.

The prayer of supplication includes petition. As the Holy Spirit moves within us, the first impulse toward petition is repentance. As we draw closer to God, we realize who we are before him, how we ...

‘Do not approach the Prayer when you are intoxicated, until you know what you are saying.’ (Al Nisa’, 4:43) Some say that ‘intoxicated’ means inebriated by many anxieties, while others say it means ...

Pride is a vice that should be eliminated. Prayer will help you overcome your arrogance, find spiritual humility and embark on the right path. About how to pray and what the conversions should be — in ...

The DDF's prefect, notes Daniel Horan, "specifically mentions 'listening to others' and 'opening ourselves to other points of ...

Speaking at his fifth National Prayer Breakfast since taking office, President Obama said Thursday morning that the annual gatherings are always "wonderful." But he worries, Obama told the lawmakers ...

The gospel reading today contains a very valuable piece of advice from Jesus Christ. “Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11). History ...