Episode 2: Consenting to the invitation to transformation (16 min.) Centering prayer is a gift of grace, Keating says. "But to sit there waiting for it to drop from heaven is not the right approach to ...

Prayer is getting a bit of a bum rap these days, at least when it is tagged on to the end of the platitude most often employed in the face of senseless disaster and heart wrenching tragedy — "thoughts ...

As Christians, we are called to be a people of prayer. Oftentimes, prayer is solely associated with asking things of God. While supplication is a part of prayer, it has always been seen as one of the ...

Orthodox congregations — including our own Young Israel, two Chabad congregations, and a fourth where I previously served — as well as an eruv (a wire boundary that allows Jews to perform tasks in ...

I am sure there have been hundreds of thousands of books and articles written about prayer: how to pray, models of prayer, answered and unanswered prayers and prayer for specific times and situations ...

“Deep down in every human heart there is knowledge of God. And deep down in every human heart is the desire to communicate with God.” -St. Teresa of Calcutta Whether you are looking to deepen your ...

Whether you are religious, spiritual, or atheist, you probably can appreciate the profound insights of the “Serenity Prayer.” With slight variations, the prayer is usually recited like this: “God, ...

It is viewed as an insult to their faith that Jews should be entitled to belief in their God and observance of ancient traditions. The midrash teaches us that when our father Jacob was aware of the ...

Each year as we approach Lent, I think about our call to prayer, almsgiving, and fasting to help us prepare for the celebration of Easter. I reflect on the power of prayer in my own life as a source ...

“I didn’t realize what a gift prayer was until my brother was sick and you all prayed for him. I cannot tell you what a comfort your prayers were!” Laura had tears in her eyes as she thanked me for ...