Prayers are a particularly usable form of literature. And because they are composed by human beings to answer our most intimate needs, the stock of prayers always grows and changes. One scholar, for ...

Like other parts of my faith journey, figuring out what it means to pray and whether my prayers make any difference has been difficult. As a child, I had only a rudimentary understanding of prayer as ...

Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor is seen in a Sept. 22, 1959, photo, sitting on the steps of her home in Milledgeville, Ga. Elizabeth Coffman, an associate professor of film and digital media at ...

Holy One of Blessing, grant us the perspective to cast our ballots wisely. Expand our vision to meet the needs of all, rather than to shore up our own self interest. Grant us wisdom to steward the ...

How should one pray? Not even the Psalmists or the disciples knew the answer. The Psalms are filled with pleas for God to place words on the tongues of believers; the disciples were even so bold as to ...