The Our Father is Jesus' model of prayer, teaching us to put God first, seek His will, forgive others and persevere in prayer ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Sometimes I just don’t want to pray. Shouldn’t I enjoy praying? I’m a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; prayer is our first pillar! Still, it’s hard to crack open my Divine Office every day.

In 2011, I joined a few thousand or so other people and signed up for a newish service that, I thought, might be handy. The idea behind it was to get email reminders for novenas as you prayed them in ...

Hal Taussig, a visiting professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and co-pastor of Chestnut Hill United Church in Philadelphia, is the author, most recently, of “A New New Testament: A ...

Even though we know we should pray constantly, many—if not most—of us would confess we don’t pray as often as we should. But I don’t want this to be just a “drive-by guilting” about prayer. Could the ...

Six years before he died, American philosopher William James filled out a questionnaire about religious experience. He was asked, among other things, “Do you pray?” His answer was forthright: “I can’t ...

What if prayers do not cure cancer every single time? No cancer patient or survivor should feel like a moral failure. Here are some suggestions from my experience to avoid hurting others with good ...