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A Praying Nation

About 60% of Americans pray at least one a day. Their most common prayer: help with personal concerns.

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As a new president settles into the Oval Office in a time of turmoil and uncertainty, people of faith in America are asking God to guide him. But that’s not their top prayer intention. What is? Help with personal concerns. That’s according to Carol Zaleski, coauthor of Prayer: A History. “A request is often involved — for divine protection, healing or special favors for oneself or for others,” Zaleski told the Erie Times-News. A 2008 survey by the Pew Research Center showed that close to 60% of Americans pause to pray at least once a day.

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An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.

Matthew Bunson, Shannon Mullen Register Radio

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