s church, joined several clergy members for a vigil in opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the ... collars and religious vestments will offer prayers, sing songs, read scripture ...

I love the prayer, not only for what it articulates, but for what it doesn’t. It is not prescriptive about what God should do; it simply asks God to “draw near to each”. I find that beautiful and ...

May your day be filled with joy, reflection, and hope for the year ahead, and may God continue to bless you and protect you all the days of your life. Birthday prayers are a beautiful and powerful way ...

We can turn to God in prayers for peace whenever overwhelmed by the chaos and difficulty of life. As Philippians 4:6 tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and ...

We ask You, O God, to bless America again and again. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen (Dear Reader, I want you to know that I consulted AI concerning this prayer, and I added some of the AI wording ...

What happens when a man sees not just a rock, but the rock? Michelangelo’s Pietà offers a parable of how human creativity, ...

More than 30 people gathered in the Virginia G. Piper Chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, with more than 100 joining online, for the inaugural […] ...

Michael and suddenly added the prayer to him as part of the Mass? Was this an edict handed down from the Bishop? St. Michael the Archangel, whose name means, “one who is like God,” led the army of ...

Some days, I feel like I don’t want to live anymore. I keep praying to God to help me save this marriage, but I am starting to feel completely lost. Sometimes, I think about my ex, who was kind ...

Too often, believers view almighty God as a great cosmic Santa Claus in the sky: we think of our prayers not as petitions, but as demands. Then, if God does not grant our request, we're thrown into a ...