Recently I have felt the pull to reread the Psalms from the Old Testament. I think several factors initiated that desire — one of which is a desire to be ...

A close friend recently gifted me with “The One Year Book of Psalms: 365 Inspirational Readings.” Her Christmas gift was well-timed; I began reading a psalm and commentary on Jan. 1 as part of my ...

Wisdom From the Psalms is not a book about the Psalms in general, nor an exhaustive commentary on all 150. Instead, the author, Boston College philosophy professor Peter Kreeft, has written a deep ...

Within the forty-six books of the Old Testament, there is contained the endearing Book of Psalms. The book is really more of an anthology of prayers of God’s people that were either collected or ...

As Christians, we are called to a life of prayer. As we seek to respond to this call and live a life of prayer, we need the set prayers of our tradition, just as we also need the spontaneous prayer ...

Psalms reminds me that I will never be one of those people who can effortlessly quote Bible verses. There is just too much to remember. I wish I could, but it’s never going to happen. But I did enjoy ...

Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims at this week’s general audience that Psalm 136 summarizes the loving plan of God manifested throughout history. “This is a great hymn of praise to celebrate the Lord in ...