Should the Muslim Call to Prayer Be Broadcast in American Cities?
by Cory StockwellWe should not conflate equality and equivalence. Those who do so risk cutting themselves off from the traditions that make them who they are. Continue Reading »
Prayer As Thought Crime
by Elyssa KorenDid you think it was legal to pray silently in front of an abortion clinic? Think again. Continue Reading »
Prayer Breakfasts and Faithful Presence
by Carter SkeelPublic displays like prayer breakfasts at least establish a standard by which to hold government officials—like Francis Collins—accountable to the words they utter. Continue Reading »
Vocation in the Second Half of Your Life
by Daniel P. MoloneyI push back whenever a young woman tells me her vocation is to get married and have kids. Her vocation is not so limited. She may be called to marriage, but she’s also called to prepare for the life to come by prayer and sacrifice, by renouncing the things of this world, by thinking of what is above. Continue Reading »
Poetry as Prayer
by Peter J. LeithartMost of Kenneth Steven’s tales are simple, hardly worth the telling. But they’re the kind of tales that are the texture of life, like the stories we recount at the dinner table. Continue Reading »
Learning From the Saints of the Middle East
by Samuel Sweeney“How can a man know that his own profession of faith is true, while what others profess is false?” Continue Reading »
The Taste for Prayer
by Kurt HoferDeveloping a taste for prayer is probably the first and foremost battle of our age, as Cardinal Sarah teaches. Continue Reading »
St. Anthony and the Lost Wedding Ring
by John SorianoThrough the mediation of the saints, that which was lost has been found. Continue Reading »
How We Pray
by John WilsonI often feel great disjunction between my own experience of prayer and what many people say about it—not only in books, but in conversation, in church, and in many other settings. Continue Reading »
“To Keep It All the Year”: A Resolution
by Alexander RileyWe must strive to keep the spirit of Christmas not just on Christmas Day, or during the holiday season, but every day and always. Continue Reading »
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