When Jesus begins the prayer that has come to be called the Lord’s Prayer with the words “Our Father” (Matt. 6:9), who is included in his “our”? In the history of the prayer’s interpretation, “our” ...

As the Minnesota winter lingered on in full force in February we found ourselves a second weekend in a row in the nearby conservatory. We wandered through the beautifully landscaped greenhouses ...

The Pope also asked for Mother Mary’s intercession to help in life’s journey towards heaven. ‘We reflect with gratitude on all mothers, and let us also pray for mothers who have gone to heaven. We ...

In today’s fast-paced world, many individuals yearn for spiritual fulfillment, health, and a deeper connection to the divine. “The Heaven’s Open Gate” emerges as a beacon of hope for those seeking to ...

We continue Jesus’ “Model Prayer” from last week. It continues: "Your will be done." We can be so focused on "finding God's will" that none of it actually gets "done." God's will is so big and ...

Does God think some prayers are not important enough to bother Him with? On earth, when the emergency room is overwhelmed with patients, the triage nurse sees to it that the people with the most ...