It is my belief that heartfelt prayers recited with greater understanding can be a source of solace and inspiration.

Psalms 129-130 are interesting inclusions in Israel’s pilgrimage playlist, the Songs of Ascent (Pss. 120—134). After all, ...

There is a great difference between letting loose a curse against someone and praying for God to execute his just judgment on them.

October is regarded as the "month of the rosary," a prayer that allows believers to contemplate the life, death and ...

30. "Heavenly Father, it hurts so bad. Dull the pain with Your love. Blur the sharp edges by reminding me that from bad comes ...

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable … My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, ...

In the New Testament, the prayers of lamentation are greatly diminished, but the rich patrimony of prayers of praise is ...

6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord : and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found ...

I once asked Basil Pennington, the Trappist priest.

Psalm 51.3 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities ... as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure ...