Q: As I approach my 74th birthday, I recall saying a nightly prayer as a child: 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 ...

I wonder where this prayer came from. Can you help me? — J., via godsquadquestion@aol.com A: Like the parable of the long spoons, which I discussed recently, this is also a famous spiritual gem whose ...

I am sure that many of us will often confess when we don’t pay attention in prayer. Often it can be a source of guilt that we don’t give enough of ourselves to God in this way. I found some ...

Along with countless others, I pray for divine intercession. When I have a personal intention, I pray. When someone asks me for prayers, I pray for them. When someone in our worshipping community ...

Sometimes I just don’t want to pray. Shouldn’t I enjoy praying? I’m a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; prayer is our first pillar! Still, it’s hard to crack open my Divine Office every day.

Two years ago, I was reading an issue of Geez magazine on climate justice in my room at night when the heaviness of the climate crisis flooded me. In my evangelical days I was what some called a ...