Thus, while the words of the Our Father are precious, it is also important to look at the underlying structure implicit in the prayer. There are five basic disciplines taught in the Our Father, and ...

Every wonder how many Our Fathers you have prayed during your life? If you’ve said it daily, maybe several times a day since you were a child, that adds up well into the ten thousands of times — for ...

During a meeting of major players in the Anglican Church, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell suggested that the words of the "Our Father," Christianity’s most prominent prayer, may be "problematic" ...

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus calls his divided followers to pursue unity as the family of God. The church today is divided, polarized by the many social and political factions vying for our attention ...

Pope Francis has asked Christians around the world to unite in praying the Our Father prayer at noon on March 25 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "In these days of trial, while humanity ...

Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ. It can be a challenge to say the Lord’s Prayer sincerely these days. Living in a modern industrialized society where food is ...

Well that’s it sorted then, the Lord will not “lead us into temptation” we will lead ourselves according to the news from the Vatican Instead of saying, "Lead us not into temptation," Catholics will ...

When Jesus begins the prayer that has come to be called the Lord’s Prayer with the words “Our Father” (Matt. 6:9), who is included in his “our”? In the history of the prayer’s interpretation, “our” ...

Nathan Schneider, in his article “Have Catholics been praying the Our Father all wrong?” (May 2022), examines the ways in which believers of all stripes—Catholics, Protestants, Christian Scientists ...

Pope Francis invited Christians around the world to pray together amid the coronavirus pandemic as he led an Our Father on Wednesday. Appearing alone in the Library of the Apostolic Palace, the ...

The Lord Jesus was a man of prayer. The Lord’s entire life and ministry revolved around his union with the Father, which he manifested through a strong and constant life of prayer. When the time came ...

You can find today’s readings here. I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence. (Lk ...