As we seek to answer the call to prayer, we are helped by the Church’s rich treasury. Such a treasury includes the prayer methods. Each of the methods is unique, but all serve the same purpose, namely ...

On Word of God Sunday, Pope Francis reminded Christians that God speaks to them through scripture, filling them with hope and guiding their journey of faith. “The word is at the center: it reveals God ...

As Christian believers, we are invited to an active life of prayer. As we respond to this call, the Church desires to assist us and so provides us with various prayer methods. Some of the more popular ...

St. Jerome is known for his Biblical translations and commentaries. The Jerome Biblical Commentary, probably the most well-known modern English commentary in the United States (though not without some ...

One of the core themes of Passover is liberation from exile, especially the liberation of the Israelites from exile in Egypt. The masters of Kabbalistic and Hasidic teachings saw the this-worldly ...

The Episcopal Church has decided to revise its 1979 prayer book, so that God is no longer referred to by masculine pronouns. The prayer book, first published in 1549 and now in its fourth edition, is ...

After 50 years leading various congregations in prayer as a Hazzan, an ordained Cantor, I am at a crossroads. Does God hear my prayers? Must I recite every prayer line-by-line, even though, admittedly ...

The subtle chill in the early morning air along with the faint cry of a southward bound flock of geese were signals that the season was changing. As I observed these visible changes as we moved from ...

God loves old people and is pleased to use them in his service. Consider that Enoch was a prophet by the young age of 300 (cf. Gen 5:22; Jude 1:14-15). Noah was over 500 years old when he became “a ...