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Sunday, July 27, is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13. In this week’s Sunday Gospel, the Lord gives ...

Pastor Mike Ramsey explores “The Model Prayer,” reminding believers that true prayer begins with adoration, seeks God’s will ...

An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day ...

Quotations to stir heart and mind. THIS PRAYER is a pattern for all Christian praying; Jesus is teaching that prayer will be acceptable when, and only when, the attitudes, thoughts, and desires ...

Luke’s version of the “Our Father” is only 38 words long. To call it a summary or distillation of Jesus’ teaching on prayer is to then be challenged to listen deeply to its words to grasp why Jesus ...

AS the new year begins, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past and planning for the future. For many Filipinos, Jan.

Lora A. Copley is an ordained Christian Reformed Church (CRC) minister. She teaches in a pastoral leadership program on the Navajo Nation and at Rehoboth Christian High School in New Mexico and is a ...