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Jesus' way of praying to his father throughout his life is a reminder for Christians that prayer is more than asking God for something but is a way of establishing an intimate relationship with him, ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Annual event brings millions together for day of spiritual inspiration Mary Darling and ...

If you have any relationships with members of Generation Z—the children born between 1997-2012—you know “The Stare.” ...

Prayer is foundational in spiritual transformation. So we interviewed Gregory Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the author of Seeing is Believing: Experiencing Jesus ...

The Issue: Lessons that the city’s Department of Education can learn from the Catholic school system. As someone who taught in an inner-city Catholic school, I’d like to add to Michael Goodwin’s ...