In this the most climactic moment of the Jewish year we pause to bless our children. While this is a custom many Jewish parents partake in each week on Shabbat eve, the Yom Kippur prayer ...

He taught me to pray as a son and not to seek the “candies” of consolation: How does prayer happen? How do we get used to ...

'No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see ...

True friends of the Lord drive out demons by holy teaching, good example and prayer. Enemies of the Lord drive in demons by ...

Adults may react differently. To them guardian angels might seem weird, intrusive, or maybe a little hokey. We like to think ...

Padre Pio, St. Gemma Galgani, St. Frances of Rome and St. Faustina had extraordinary relationships with their guardian angels ...

2) Salah (ritual prayer) Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of Islamic worship and involves conforming to the will of Allah. Muslims pray five times a day, facing the Kaaba in Mecca ...

Blessed Carlo called the rosary “the shortest ladder to go up to heaven.” That’s true. And we should climb that ladder a few ...

Colorful primers, inspirational biographies and books by former champions will get kids excited for the Paris Games — and teach valuable lessons along the way. In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida ...

We were new to the neighborhood when I bumped into the woman next door, who insisted I come by that evening. She was hosting ...