Reformers might rail against sacred images, but, at Christmas, the world turns Catholic to gaze upon the Christ child.

The relationship with Christ that we cultivate through prayer is grounded in his complete understanding of who we are, down to speaking our very name.

In our lives, ’tis a gift to be humble, but not a gift that many of us have.

As we share our feelings of dread and sadness in prayer, we ask God to lift us up to a place of gladness.

The Bible furnishes us with countless examples of servants of God whose initial query is, “How can this be?” So it was with Mary, so it is with us.

Sometimes we face a praying slump. We just feel...dry, unproductive, and empty.