"Lord, Teach us to pray." Did the disciple who made that request have any clue about the intimacy of asking someone how he prays? Our prayer exposes the heart of our relationship with God: who we ...

Imagine that there is a major national event and two people are asked to pray. The first person prays the Lord’s Prayer while the second prays by using sophisticated language interspersed with several ...

Jesus was praying. Spurred by his example, one of his disciples asks him to teach them how to do it. John the Baptist had taught his disciples; you teach us. There’s a lot to unpack in those few ...

Do you recall sitting in a classroom and not understanding what the teacher was teaching, but feeling shy or timid to ask a question or make a request of the teacher? Asking a question or making a ...

In the Christian faith, prayer is considered a form of communication with God. Christians use prayer during Bible study and in worship service. Christians are also encouraged to pray at home each day.

My pastor told us something at Mass this weekend that both surprised and confounded me. He said that the number one question he hears from Christian people is “How do we pray?” I felt when I heard it ...

We should repeat these words often. (cfr. Lk 11,1) We cannot deny that even if we have been praying already for the longest time, we still can learn how to do it better. These words of Christ’s ...

Quotations to stir heart and mind. THIS PRAYER is a pattern for all Christian praying; Jesus is teaching that prayer will be acceptable when, and only when, the attitudes, thoughts, and desires ...

The Mount of Olives is frequently mentioned in the New Testament with several churches and other holy places. The Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed before his arrest and crucifixion, lies at ...

The Reformation reemphasized the birthright of the priesthood of believers. The consequence of this doctrine in the realm of prayer is far-reaching in terms of privilege but also of liabilities. It is ...