Learning to Pray: Advice I Learned From Sister Ruth
COMMENTARY: If prayer is not an activity and it cannot be reduced to a ‘technique,’ then how can we understand what the essence of prayer really is?
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UK Home Secretary Tells Police That ‘Silent Prayer’ is Not a Crime
In February a British priest was arrested — also in Birmingham — for praying for free speech outside of a clinic after hours.
Why You Should Go on a Retreat
COMMENTARY: Seek the blessings of a time of holy rest with Our Lord, for ‘There is no one gentler than God in revealing ourselves to ourselves.’ Every retreat we take is a kind of practice for what we will be doing for all of eternity: worshipping and resting in the Lord.
Priest Charged for Praying for Free Speech in U.K. Abortion Facility ‘Buffer Zone’
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the charges against the priest but said the charges could be reinstated.
Charges Dropped, For Now, Against Woman Arrested for Praying Silently Outside UK Abortion Facility
Vaughan-Spruce was arrested Dec. 6, 2022, in Birmingham, England, outside an abortion facility that was closed at the time.
Arrested for Praying Silently on a UK Street?
Rosa Lalor’s case sends out a chilling message to British Christians.
Benedict XVI Praying ‘Fervently’ for Pope Francis’ Recovery from Surgery
Pope Francis is recovering at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital this week after undergoing an operation on Sunday evening to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis.
Pope Francis at the General Audience: ‘Praying is Not Easy’
The pope urged Catholics to fight against distractions, developing the “often forgotten” virtue of vigilance.
Survey: Majority of Americans Praying for End to Coronavirus
According to the survey, 15% of those who “seldom or never pray” also say they have prayed for an end to the pandemic, and even 36% of those whose religion is “nothing in particular” say they have prayed about the virus.
