Prayer move us closer to God, answers our petitions, and can even result in miracles. “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22. But how should we pray?

Members of the Living Faith Christian Center congregation sing a hymn at a prayer vigil in 2016. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.) Listen God is an absolute mystery. No matter what we can say about him, ...

And why you should.

Each saint is a patron of something. Saints aren't divine themselves; instead, they're seen as mediators between God and us.

Within the Christian tradition, there are three principal ways to pray. Each of these ways are umbrellas that cover vast and diverse forms and types of prayer. The first way of prayer is vocal. It’s ...

[This article is excerpted from Father James Martin’s latest book, Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone. Subscribe to America today and receive the entire first chapter] Lent is a time when many of ...

The three spiritual pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Most of us try to give up something for the liturgical season that precedes Easter, and also try to be more generous. But how ...

Trauma changes how we move through the world. It might come from a sudden loss or a violent event, or it may unfold gradually over the course of years, leaving a person with a persistent and heavy ...

Prayer is not a magic wand or a way to ask God to be at one's service, Pope Francis said. Prayer is a humble dialogue with God to grow spiritually and discover his will for the world, the pope said ...

What Christian philosophers—and my daughter’s birth—taught me about petitionary prayer. On the day of my daughter’s birth, I felt abandoned by God. My wife had been induced the night before and had ...