(ThyBlackMan.com) What is prayer? In simplest terms it is talking with God. Knowing how to pray, however, is not enough. We must learn to pray effectively. That means we must pray in such a way that ...

There is no better teacher or witness to prayer than Jesus Christ. This point is emphasized throughout the written gospels. The evangelists want to reveal to us that the Lord was a man of deep prayer ...

Worshippers join hands during the Our Father. Sunday Mass offers us several reminders on the importance of forgiveness, such as during the Our Father. (CNS photo/Jim West) A Reflection for Thursday of ...

I wanted to know just how many of Jesus’ prayers did the writers of the Gospels record in their narratives of Jesus’ ministry. So, I turned to the computer which gave me a total of six prayers ...

In our lives as Christians, as we seek to live a life of prayer, we are encouraged and aided by the example and witness of the Lord Jesus himself. He shows us how to live as the children of God. He ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. This is truly the Lord’s Prayer—not the one we pray every Sunday when we say “Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ...

By Judith Niewiadomski, Yonkers Why do we have a National Day of Prayer? First, to come together as a national community and ...

Among the many gifts Jesus left us, one stands pre-eminent: his prayer, the Lord’s Prayer.