Since 1988, every first Thursday in May has been designated as a National Day of Prayer, but our call to pray for America didn’t start in the twentieth century. Before the Declaration of Independence, ...

According to the National Cancer Institute, there were an estimated 1,806,590 new cases of cancer diagnosed in the United States in 2020. Those numbers are staggering! At times cancer seems to be ...

Are you feeling stuck in life and relationships? Forgiveness is key to spiritual growth and healing. Here are 10 Bible verses and short prayers on forgiveness. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash ...

When the Risen Jesus walked with a few of his disciples, "he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures" (cf. Luke 24:13-35). With these two passages in mind, the Church created a ...

Almost immediately after the horrific Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, most Orthodox Jewish congregations began the practice of saying additional Tehillim (Psalms), usually chapters 121 and 130, after ...

In the face of tragedy, is there a place for thoughts and prayers? Last week, I published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about prayer. Normally, prayer is a fairly non-controversial subject, but ...

When Pope Leo XIV announced that he would need surgery to remove a nodule from his lung, he shared some reassuring news: It ...

Dorfpastor replied in the combox of my paper, Prayers to Saints & for the Dead: Six Biblical Proofs [6-8-18]. His words will be in blue. First, I’d like to make a general statement. My critic starts ...