It was the beginning of my talking to God as I would a friend in addition to saying the memorized prayers I knew so well. I’m ...

In my opinion he was a great pedagogue without being pedantic. But you did not learn from him the Prayer of the Heart? Yes and no. We used to ask him about the Jesus Prayer, and he said, "Do not test ...

Remember, O most loving heart of Jesus, that they for whom I pray are those for whom you prayed so earnestly the night before your death. These are they to whom you look to continue with you in ...

O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me. When, therefore, O kind and ...

Everything we do in following Jesus Christ draws its life from the Mass and simultaneously points us back to the Mass.

and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season," published in the HBI Series on Jewish Women. In her book, Falk recreates the holiday's key prayers from an inclusive perspective, often ...

Here are some tips: • Know who you are speaking to: Prayer is a conversation with God. You can focus on a specific person in ...

If I cannot quite bring myself to say all the prayers, let me sit with the siddur ... Similar to how it says to place these words “upon your heart” in the Shema, and how it has been ...

In the best-case scenario, the body language of prayer reflects the attitude of the heart as we approach God. Like the ...

Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.