What can we learn about prayer from the Bible? Scripture references prayer as our connection to God and a source of comfort and refuge. A prayer can be an act of faith, going to God in a request of ...

When Pope Leo XIV announced that he would need surgery to remove a nodule from his lung, he shared some reassuring news: It ...

The Bible describes itself as a lamp for our feet and a light for our path ahead (see Psalm 119:105). That is powerful imagery used to describe how the Scriptures bring light to our dark circumstances ...

When our prayers go unanswered, we often search for what went wrong: weak faith, hidden sin, doubt. But like Job’s friends, ...

Ask any Christian what the most difficult part of his or her faith is, and that Christian will likely say “Prayer.” This Christian concurs. It feels more ...

I love reading. And being a parent has further convinced me of the value of reading. My favorite time of the day is reading ...

In the life of the local church church, prayer must be more than an individual practice or liturgical habit. For the church trying to lead a quiet and faithful witness (1 Thess. 4:11-12), Prayer ...

Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he ...

I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...

In this insightful manual, spiritual director Lee (Answering God’s Call) shares guidance for communing with God during adversity. Drawing on Ignatian spirituality, which emphasizes bringing one’s true ...

Editor’s Note: Dennis Hamm, S.J., who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 87, was one of America’s most popular Word columnists. A few years after I began at America in 1994, Dennis began his tenure writing ...