In this week’s Sunday Gospel, the Lord gives three prescriptions for prayer. The Gospel opens in response to a request, “Lord ...

The prayer of the Lord Jesus inaugurates a new era of prayer within the human family. Nothing before even comes close and nothing afterwards can exceed what the Lord Jesus gave us and taught us by ...

“If we pray rightly,” St. Augustine taught, “we say nothing but what is already contained in the Lord’s Prayer.” The prayer ...

Prayer gives us the grace we need to live the life shown to us by the Lord Jesus. Without the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, we cannot live faithfully as the children of God.

If prayer was that important to Jesus and the disciples of the early church, maybe we should consider it important to us as well. I know Jesus must have prayed a lot.

To be clear, this is not about syncretism. It’s about survival, hope and stewardship. And it’s about obedience to Jesus’ own prayer in John 17:21, that His followers “may be one.” ...

All together: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner,’ Saying this prayer continually will help you in the union with Jesus.” / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with YouTube (not in the PBS app). The film focuses on the ancient and obscure Christian prayer first recited by the Apostles more than 2,000 ...

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 ...