Thus, while the words of the Our Father are precious, it is also important to look at the underlying structure implicit in the prayer. There are five basic disciplines taught in the Our Father, and ...

Every wonder how many Our Fathers you have prayed during your life? If you’ve said it daily, maybe several times a day since you were a child, that adds up well into the ten thousands of times — for ...

Worshippers join hands during the Our Father. Sunday Mass offers us several reminders on the importance of forgiveness, such as during the Our Father. (CNS photo/Jim West) A Reflection for Thursday of ...

Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ. It can be a challenge to say the Lord’s Prayer sincerely these days. Living in a modern industrialized society where food is ...

Pope Francis invited Christians around the world to pray together amid the coronavirus pandemic as he led an Our Father on Wednesday. Appearing alone in the Library of the Apostolic Palace, the ...

Well that’s it sorted then, the Lord will not “lead us into temptation” we will lead ourselves according to the news from the Vatican Instead of saying, "Lead us not into temptation," Catholics will ...

What I learned about our prayers on a shaky flight to New Zealand. Most of us pray the Lord’s Prayer backwards. Eleven years ago, my wife and I were on an Air New Zealand flight that felt like it was ...

The gift of prayer is often taken for granted. The access we have to the Father in Jesus Christ is often presumed as the status quo, but it’s a singular and unique inheritance. As fallen human beings, ...