It may be timeless wisdom, but the prayer itself isn't ancient. Roy Morsch/The Image Bank via Getty Images I’m not sure when I first encountered the Serenity Prayer, or when it first occurred to me to ...

Two weeks ago, a federal judge declared unconstitutional the congressional statute requiring the president to designate a national day of prayer. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court said that an ...

Forgive us for what we have taught our children: that evil is good and good is evil; that darkness is light and light is darkness; that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. Forgive us for teaching ...

Within Christian circles, people often tell each other, “I’ll pray for you!” or ask, “What can I pray about for you?” But from the secular community, Christians often receive harsh criticism for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) “The earnest, ...

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 Eastern ...

For the past several years, a quiet rebellion has taken place at graduation ceremonies. Students have been voicing prayers against the wishes of the school. The rebellion was dealt a harsh blow in the ...

The school day opens with prayer at private school at the Farm Bureau building. Pie Town, New Mexico, June 1940. Library of Congress. Steven Engel was a parent in New Hyde Park, New York. He and a ...

As long-time readers may recall, the first Thursday in May, which is today, has been set aside by congressional decree to serve as the official "National Day of Prayer." In recent years, some media ...

Years ago, my mother-in-law introduced me to a simple prayer that has since become a way of life for me. On my last album, the song “Greet the Day” offers up this request: “Lord, lead me to the ones I ...