A prayer of gratitude is simply giving thanks to God in humility and love. We are called to love God by Christ Himself and this means gratitude of the heart for the mercy and grace of God!

What does hallowed be thy name mean? When we were kids, we all learned and memorized poems and songs that we just mechanically recited. Mary had a little lamb, Star light, star bright, Now I lay me ...

Did you know the hymn 'The God of Abraham Praise' is an adaption of the Jewish hymn 'Yigdal', thought to be written by Daniel ben Yehudah Dayan in 1404? The Jewish hymn was loosely translated by the ...

The ancient prayer and hymn Te Deum dates back to around the 4th century, and is thought to have been written by either Saint Ambrose (died 397) or Saint Augustine (died 430). The term 'Te Deum' can ...

Every 12 months or so, I'll remind my wife that I would like the recessional at my funeral to be "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name." I mentioned this to a friend last week and he said, with some surprise, ...

That was a simpler time, when most Catholics attended church and parochial school and devotional practices were common and public. Every 12 months or so, I'll remind my wife that I would like the ...

We all have our favorite prayers, novenas, devotions and aspirations. One of mine is a prayer that seems to have fallen out of popular use lately: the ancient “Te Deum”, commonly attributed to St.

Today, Archbishop Blase Cupich will be installed at Holy Name Cathedral as Chicago's ninth archbishop. This seems the appropriate hymn: Enter your email address and select any of the newsletters below ...