I used to pray for what I wanted and needed, telling God specifically what it was and how to make that happen. Then I learned to pray differently and think differently. I now pray for God’s best, ...

If there’s a skill which is fundamentally indispensable in life, it is the art of praying. When we really manage to pray, we would truly be in touch and in union with God. And in that state, even ...

“Christ on the Mount of Olives,” by Josef Untersberger. (Credit: Public domain.) Listen The call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. While we were made by God and for God, and have a ...

Prayer is the great elevator of hope for the people of God. Prayer holds out the possibility, even the certainty, that things ...

As I began reflecting on these Scriptures for this Sunday, I wondered (and perhaps you do, too) what was it about Jesus when he was in prayer that the disciples found so attractive? They wanted to ...

Excerpted from "A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet" The power of praying comes from daring to enter that mysterious place between the emerging God and us.

During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis explained that Mary was open to God’s voice and that this guided her steps to where her presence was needed. Pope Francis during his weekly general ...

Great figures from church history have much to teach about talking with God. Gary Neal Hansen used to think he had a peculiar prayer life, because his prayers were unlike those of people around him.