Join the national prayer for African American and African families on Feb. 1. Catholics are asked to pray a special prayer for blessings.

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Pope Francis’ prayer intention of the month of November is for himself — the pope. “Pray to the Lord that he will bless me,” Pope Francis said in a video released Oct. 31. “Your prayer gives me ...

It's common for people to want to offer comfort and support to their loved ones during a difficult time and many people swear by the power of prayer or its ability to heal. While not everyone is ...

Last week I wrote about Vickie, a parishioner who recently died of cancer. I talked about her journey to faith, and how that faith ultimately buoyed her and others during her illness. Something I didn ...

It was not what I expected to happen! After practicing my tennis strokes with a ball machine, I rolled the machine off court to its storage place. On the wall is housing for a long industrial ...

Frazzled and unfocused... aren't we all? Source: energepic/Pexels I've long been a fan of the Serenity Prayer, apart from any particular religious context: God grant me the serenity to accept the ...