Praying the Hail Mary
BY PAT GOHN
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of God, is truly our Mother "in the order of grace" (see CCC,...
Can You Relate? Helping teens and tweens to love prayer
Helping teens and tweens to love prayer
BY LISA MLADINICH
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the Lord—plans for...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day, our daily bread.”
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” – John 10:10
In the fourth...
Free download: Praying with the Pope, October 2018, for the mission of religious
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for October 2018
The Mission of Religious
Pray for men and women in religious life to be excited about spending time with people...
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....
A New Catechetical Year — A prayer service to begin
MARC CARDARONELLA
Beginnings are always exciting. This is especially true as the school year or the new catechetical year begins. There are new possibilities, new...
Praying in difficult times
CONNIE CLARK
My students sat perfectly still. Every one of them was attentive, reverent, and engaged. And I wish with all my heart that they...
Praying with Gregorian Chant
Suggestions for Getting Started
KATE DANELUK
About 10 years ago I was reviewing the music program my husband and I had developed for our local Catholic...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Deliver us from evil.”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one” – 2 Thessalonians 3:3
The final petition that...
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...