so through thy prayers and patronage in heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living.

In recent decades, there has been a rising trend, especially within charismatic and Pentecostal circles, to emphasize the ...

The best way to survive the presidential election and navigate the emotional chaos and stress in the run-up is to turn to God ...

Rene Bunsoy, 58, has never prayed for the dead in his nearly three decades of being a pastor. Although it seemed out of the ...

This is the goal towards which the whole Bible strains, from Genesis through ... he asks him to request the prayer of Abraham! This is why prayers directed towards God do not invalidate the ...

In a letter to the editor published Oct. 21, Father Gerald J. Bednar wrote that the Vatican “suppressed this practice in 1964 ...

A recent, controversial study of cardiac patients conducted at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, concludes that this type of prayer -- known as intercessory prayer -- may indeed make a ...

The Bible is a wellspring of encouragement and ... 1 Timothy 2:1-2 tells us: I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for ...

Our intercession is on trial ... On our young people. On our leaders. The Bible, in 2 Timothy 1: 6, challenges us to “stir up the gift of God, which is in thee …” I pray that every gifted ...

Earlier this year the former president got into the Bible business ... Mary took over martial intercession from Michael; all ...

Father Bednar proffered his view that praying the St. Michael Prayer after Mass “ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a ...