For about 30 minutes on Wednesday morning, the U.S. secretary of Defense was focused on the power of prayer, not military power. Pete Hegseth led a prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium, asking ...

On February 4, 2026, hundreds of voices rose in unison right in the beating heart of Washington, D.C. — not in anger, not in protest, but in raw, humble surrender.

Each May, graduation ceremonies are an exciting opportunity to celebrate the hard work of your friends, family and fellow students, and some people may feel moved to honor the occasion with a prayer.

Telling grieving families that our thoughts and prayers are with them in times of tragedy or hearing people say “God bless the United States of America” at the end of a speech are common. They are ...

The poem "The Summer Day" by Mary Oliver begins with questions: Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? We can imagine Oliver sitting in a meadow or at a ...

Every new year we make resolutions. They are typically based on something we want to do, want to accomplish, or have put off for too long. Sometimes they’re superficial things. Other times they’re ...

Three years ago, when the world felt like it was ending, I wrote an article about Servant of God Don Dolindo and the prayer Jesus gave him, the Surrender Novena. I never could have anticipated the ...

The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and ...