A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us ...

All of us want our friends to talk to us because they enjoy talking to us, not for external, opportunistic reasons. We should apply the same lesson to meditation, eating and prayer.

Reflecting on the song’s deeper meaning, Portnoy shares: "I remember asking my dad when I was a kid, ‘Why do we pray for rain here in Manchester when it’s always rainy anyway?’ He said ...

That’s why we take little breaks ... “It cannot be interrupted.” “Pray constantly, and for all things give thanks because this is what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus.” ...

But by the next morning, when the National Cathedral held a “Service of Prayer for the Nation,” as it has every four years ...

I’ll admit it: I get some agitation when I fly on a plane. Getting inside that metal tube is where I have rediscovered prayer ...

"We are going to pray," Cindy Barnes said. Barnes organized the vigil service. She said she felt compelled to do something in the ... "I don’t understand why, but it’s not my place to ...

“Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with ...

We also pray for the Congress, the courts and state and local officials. All need guidance and courage to do the right thing. Judges are deciding things legislators refuse to deal with.