In the Bible, blessings and curses are related; the book of Deuteronomy prescribes ... This formula has been introduced into Roman Catholic worship as well. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus ...

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings “Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the ...

Someone reads a text of sacred Scripture, such as the following. Listen to the words of the book of Tobit: 5:17-18 [Tobit] called his son and said to him: "My son, prepare whatever you need for ...

From Toronto to Vancouver, the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines, whether you examine the Daily TV Mass in a nationwide ...

Lately I’ve had occasion to read two books by St. John Henry Newman. One is Newman’s first novel, Loss and Gain, while the ...

The Holy Spirit is not only living water, but a living water that fills us and overflows inside the heart that wants to pray.

In the second book of his treatise On The Trinity (De Trinitate), he opens the section with a prayer asking God to strengthen and guide his journey to understand God more fully. If God then as I ...

The month of October is dedicated to the rosary, a Catholic prayer that Christians believe ... "And so, the rosary is biblically inspired from the Book of Psalms and follows the repetitive nature ...

Based in Reading, the order capped a year-long series of reflections on the sisters’ service in Eastern Pennsylvania and now ...

Oct. 6—Attendees and their pet gathered at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church last Friday as the church hosted its annual blessing of the animals. Father Steve Antes, assisted by Ramon ...

Evidence suggests that having strong spiritual or religious beliefs, however defined, can assist psychologically in fighting, and coping with, illness.