Contemplative prayer is first and foremost a gift, a grace. Consequently, we must receive it in humility and a poverty of spirit.

Christian meditative prayer differs from many of the Eastern meditation practices which seek to empty the mind.

Let’s get to the heart of your question. There can be a real difference between an excuse and a genuine reason.

Meditating on the Magnificat

Can you imagine the disciples’ emotions as they watched Jesus ascend into heaven?

Feast: May 21

Get started with a prayer routine.

Margaret of Castello is a model not only for undying faith in the Lord, but also that all life has value.

The most profound claim of Christianity is that Jesus died, was sealed in a grave and three days later, was no longer there.

We are so caught up in the need to move on to the next thing that we have lost the ability to pause.

One of the three major expressions of prayer offered to us by our Catholic Tradition is vocal prayer.

St. Catherine of Siena, whose feast we celebrate this month, is one of four women recognized as a Doctor of the Church.

Ultimately, these outward symbols teach us about more important interior, spiritual realities.

Communion is both the source of and destiny planned for humanity.

This is a great question because it reveals you are aware of God’s desire that we turn to him in our need.

This Lent is a God-given opportunity to start, continue or restart the transformation Jesus desires for us.

Although this saint was born into nobility, he dedicated his life to the King above all kings.

Let us take time to reflect on just one passage from the Confessions, as Augustine looked back on his earlier life.

Twin sister of St. Benedict, she became the patron saint of the Benedictine nuns.

When Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said: “I am the light of the world."

Why is the good news of a viral video so easy to share while the Good News of Jesus Christ so difficult?

Opposition and exile didn’t stop this saint from setting the record straight at a time when heresy was the norm.

The words of the prophet Joel to the people of Israel more than 400 years before the birth of Christ are still applicable for us today:

The catechism (1421) states that Jesus willed his Church to continue his mission of healing and salvation through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I have been trying to pray more regularly, but I keep getting so distracted. It is really frustrating. What am I doing wrong?