Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged people to embrace the contemplative dimension of being human both in prayer and their daily lives. In his general audience address on May 5, the pope said that the ...

MELISSA Ledwich knows the stress that comes with the lead-up to Christmas could easily overwhelm anyone. “I have three young ...

These monks dreamed of taking the church’s rich, centuries-old tradition of contemplative prayer and distilling it into a simple, easily learned prayer that ordinary people could practice. They ...

Prayer move us closer to God, answers our petitions, and can even result in miracles. “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22. But how should we pray?

Oct. 15 is the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and doctor of the Church whose life of prayer serves as an example for many Catholics ...

The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd marks a year-long celebration of the Bicentenary of the founding of the ...