The spiritual aspect of grief can sometimes drive us away from or draw us closer to God. In our deepest sorrow, we can turn to something greater than ourselves and surrender our burdens. In Scripture ...

On a Tuesday in March, I had spent most of my day working on my dissertation proposal and started to feel exhausted and hungry. It was the holy month of Ramadan, and I was fasting. Once finished, I ...

Bill Hardin, a popular former Mississippi State College of Business professor and current dean of Florida International ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

When I think of Gary, I think of my favorite type of prayer — the kind that occurs when the Lord becomes so real and present ...

We have to believe in Philippians 4:6-7 … “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication ...

If we are not first nourished — our ears first, then our bodies — in fervent attendance at Mass, we quickly begin to run on fumes, like a car in desperate need of gas. Fill up at the feet of the Lord ...

The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.