Prayer is internalized to the extent that we become aware of him "to whom we speak."4 Thus vocal prayer becomes an initial form of contemplative prayer.

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the loggia of St Peter’s in March 2013, few imagined how sharply his words would ...

President Donald Trump, officials in his administration and other U.S. political leaders issued statements expressing condolences for Pope Francis after the pontiff's death Ap ...

(OSV News photo/Bob Roller) Joining them are Father Boniface Hicks, OSB, a Benedictine monk and author who speaks frequently on contemplative prayer and Eucharistic devotion; Sister Mary Gabriel of ...

in order to exhort the People of God to this form of contemplative prayer. I would mention in particular, on account of their great influence on the lives of Christians and the authoritative ...

"The repetition in the Rosary is meant to lead one into restful and contemplative prayer related to each Mystery," the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website says. The recitation begins by ...

As the Champions League final of 1999 went into injury time, Manchester United were about to lose 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Then, in the 91st minute, Teddy Sheringham scored an equaliser. This would ...

Pope Francis, who died this week of a stroke, met with Barack Obama and his family in September 2015 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

Thomas Merton Center, Malta House, St. Catherine Center for Special Needs, buildOn (having contributed to the construction of over 2,000 schools in the world's poorest regions), Kids in Crisis ...

In his last statement on Easter, he prayed for an end to all violence, everywhere. That was his prayer, his hope, his message, his life’s work. A good way to honor Pope Francis’s peacemaking life and ...

visited Franciscans in Assisi and been guided by Cistercians like Thomas Merton, Carmelites whom I met in East Timor and three great Salesian bishops whom I have been privileged to know ...