On St. Patrick's Day, say this Breastplate Prayer to seek protection from all evil, divine shelter, and guidance along the right path.

On December 15th, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Mary Crucified of the Rose. Take a moment to pray and ask for her protection at all times.

Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand are offering a program, “Introduction to Centering Prayer,” that will explain this quiet, reflective prayer form grounded in the Christian tradition.

This betrays Benedict’s conviction that personal prayer cannot be ritualised or codified in the same way as liturgical prayer, and should be left to everyone’s initiative. In Latin, however, the same ...

More than 50%2C000 packed St. Peter%27s Square to see the pope It%27s the final speech before his resignation Thursday He spoke of serenity in his decision Here are Pope Benedict XVI's remarks in ...

In the Scripture-steeped rule of St. Benedict, this recovering perfectionist saint emphasized the importance of creating schedules that leave us enough time each day to pray, work, eat, rest, read ...

In addition, Benedict says prayers should be short, sharp and from the heart. In other words, informal, passionate prayer is to complement the more formal and structured liturgical prayer.

Pope Francis appealed for prayers for retired Pope Benedict XVI and for God to sustain him “until the end.” ...

It’s traumatic how this has affected people’s lives.” Spiritually and socially, Albanese said the small St. Benedict’s community is continuing its worship services for those living on site, is ...

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Benedict, a figure who has shaped not only Western monasticism but the very spiritual ...

Pope Benedict concluded by invoking the maternal protection of Our Lady of Pompeii for all families of the world, referencing the Sixth World Encounter of Families in Mexico City in January 2009.

Pope Benedict also saw the two-way relationship between Christ’s union with his Father and his individual love for each person at work in the raising of Lazarus from the dead.