Thus, while the words of the Our Father are precious, it is also important to look at the underlying structure implicit in the prayer. There are five basic disciplines taught in the Our Father, and ...

The Lord’s Prayer opens with a salutation to Our Father, signifying a close relationship between God and His children. The ...

In Christianity, the “Our Father” prayer in traces hits roots back to Jesus’ preaching and practice, according to virtually all scholars. Catholics say this prayer together at every Mass. The priest ...

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 ...

Every wonder how many Our Fathers you have prayed during your life? If you’ve said it daily, maybe several times a day since you were a child, that adds up well into the ten thousands of times — for ...

At the general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of the recitation of the Our Father at Mass, asking if when we pray it, we understand whom we are praying to and the ...

When Jesus begins the prayer that has come to be called the Lord’s Prayer with the words “Our Father” (Matt. 6:9), who is included in his “our”? In the history of the prayer’s interpretation, “our” ...

When praying, remember the words of Jesus when he taught the 'Our Father,' Pope Francis said Wednesday, meeting God as his beloved child and speaking from the heart. Some think that to pray is to use ...

Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ. It can be a challenge to say the Lord’s Prayer sincerely these days. Living in a modern industrialized society where food is ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase "lead us not into temptation" in the "Our Father", the best known prayer in ...

I wanted to know just how many of Jesus’ prayers did the writers of the Gospels record in their narratives of Jesus’ ministry. So, I turned to the computer which gave me a total of six prayers ...