Growing up I knew of one evening prayer. “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” And truth be told I probably ...

There are moments at night when my brain refuses to quiet down. Worries flit around. Fears arise. Or memories catch me in a loop of “what ifs.” At those times, I can either restlessly toss and turn or ...

Just for fun, let’s review. A little over three years ago, I posted a brief commentary entitled Ersatz prayers of the faithful, in which I drew attention to a faulty intention in the petitionary ...

Moments of common prayer are important for a family. Figuring out how, when, and what to pray is the first step to making prayer a regular part of family life. Whenever I have had parenting struggles ...

One of the reasons I’ve always appreciated C.S. Lewis is that he understood there was a distinction between God and our words about him and, still more, our arguments for him. Would to God that more ...

When we are healthy, we don't always thank God for the gift of another day. We take it for granted and simply believe that we will keep on living. Yet, every day is a gift to us and we do not know ...