A football coach praying on the field after every game breaches the "wall of separation" and violates the spirit of prayer itself.

There is no better teacher or witness to prayer than Jesus Christ. This point is emphasized throughout the written gospels. The evangelists want to reveal to us that the Lord was a man of deep ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that it was constitutional to begin government meetings with prayers, even if they are overwhelmingly Christian in character.

The first time I attended a National Day of Prayer in the late 1990s, I was a 13-year-old Catholic school boy in the Portland, Ore., suburbs, one of many Christians gathering around the country on ...

What Jesus’ midnight prayer in the garden tells us about cosmic conflict in the supernatural realm.

Jesus saw a woman at the well who was more than a second-class person. He saw her as a person with need. His disciples had not yet reached that point and couldn’t see our common humanity.

With that in mind, Origen reminds us that our prayer is always in Jesus rather than to Jesus. Then, as now, plenty of people were in the habit of chatting to Jesus as a friend—which is fine in its way ...

The Peace Pulpit: It must have been an extraordinary experience to see Jesus in prayer. That's why the disciples said, "Teach us how to pray. We need to be able to find God within us as you do." ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged busy Catholics to say the “Jesus Prayer” throughout the day. Speaking at the general audience June 9, the pope recommended the short prayer at the heart of ...

The Catholic Church celebrates every February 2nd, Candlemas Day, the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. On this day, gather your family for a special prayer.

Jesus instructs his disciples to go to an inner room—literally a storage closet—shut the door, and “pray to your Father in private” (NLT).

Co-chairs Mrvan and Mann took turns in praying “Gracious God, thank you for the opportunity to gather today in the spirit of Jesus here in the Capitol at the National Prayer Breakfast.