In 1965, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, writer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, found himself in a small synagogue somewhere in the Soviet Union. His eyes were glued to the rabbi, an old man with a ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

FARGO - As a teenager, whenever I felt life's burdens closing in on me, and sometimes when experiencing joy, I would light a little prayer candle and enter into a divine dialogue that brought ...

Thursday, May 2 marks the annual National Day of Prayer. The theme is “Lift Up the Word - Light Up the World.” According to the National Day of Prayer’s official website, hotelier Conrad Hilton and ...

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? I have always been partial to flying. On Christmas of my kindergarten year, I received a Superman costume. I had eyed it for months in the Sears ...

Ms. Sherbill is the author of “There Was Night and There Was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption.” This year keeps breaking our hearts. A partial list: a divisive presidential election seeding ...

The life of prayer is a process that has great advances and setbacks. There is no monotony when it comes to spending time with God. For those who commit themselves to pray, there is a daily adventure ...

Last year I realized my prayer life needed a boost, that I needed to draw closer to God. A few good priests I know suggested mental prayer. I had tried this before, but my very busy brain refused to ...