Be Happy, it’s Easter! A prayer service for the Easter Season
In our culture, Easter is not a celebrated season. After Easter Sunday, little is made of this 50-day period that culminates on Pentecost Sunday....
Prayers for Peace
A Prayer Attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury,...
Prayer of St. John Paul II at Notre Dame, Paris (1980)
Our hearts and prayers here at Bayard, Inc. are with the people of France and with the global Church that weeps at the losses...
Inspiring Teens: Praying with the Saints
LISA MLADINICH
In 1992, just before I returned to the Catholic faith, I met a woman who loved St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a friend...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Lead us not into temptation…”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
And when he came to the place he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." – Luke 22:40
People, by...
Paper Bag Prayer Book
Keep kids’ prayers organized
SARA JONCKHEERE
This paper bag prayer book serves as a prayer journal and helps students organize their prayers into memorized prayers, prayers...
Encounters with Jesus: 50 ways to help facilitate that with children, youth, and adults
MARY LOU ROSIEN
In the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), three weeks are devoted to the scrutinies — dedicated to self-examination, rooting out...
Grow Closer to God
An adaptable prayer service to prepare for Penance or other occasions
DEANNA BARTALINI
A new calendar year begins, and it presents a wonderful opportunity to...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer – a series
An Introduction to the Our Father and its First Petition
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
Editor's note: This is the first in a series on the Lord's prayer. Look...
To Forgive Ourselves—A short Lenten prayer service for adults and teens
WILLIAM B. MILLER
Editor’s note: While this prayer service can stand alone, it might also be good preparation for adults and teens prior to receiving...
