Author and Catholic biblical scholar Stephen Binz, a former resident of Little Rock, has written much about this spiritual practice. "Lectio divina teaches us to listen for the voice of God in ...

In Prayed Up, Katrina Bills provides a practical and uplifting resource designed to inspire spiritual growth and deepen ...

I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...

Until last week, “imprecatory prayer” was not in many people’s vocabularies. But then the Rev. Wiley Drake, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Buena Park, Calif., urged supporters to use Psalm 109 ...

Her new release, Who Is Jesus?: Discovering Christ in the Gospels: A 12-Week Catholic Bible Study, published by Ave Maria ...

Re: “Prayer ruling creates a dangerous vacuum,” April 19. It’s ironic that columnist Lawrie McFarlane, extolling public prayer in the halls of government, cites the Gospel of Matthew. If he would care ...

Interpreting scripture among adults who pray daily by religious group % of adults who pray daily who say the holy scripture is… ...

Binz said this type of reading the Scriptures dates back to ancient times, and the term itself is believed to have originated in the third century. St. Benedict incorporated it as the core of his Rule ...