Today Pope Benedict is leading a pilgrimage to Assisi, the home of St. Francis, for “a day of reflection, dialogue, and prayer for peace and justice in the world.” Wherever we are, we can pray along, too. The “peace prayer” of St. Francis, which is probably not by the saint but which expresses his spirit, is especially appropriate today. More »

Did you know that the Hebrew word "selah" occurs seventy times in thirty-nine of the psalms? While we don’t know for certain what it means, many biblical scholars believe that selah was a musical term used to indicate a pause in a song, whether for emphasis or for reflection. More »

On this tenth anniversary of 9/11, let’s ask the Prince of Peace to pour out his healing Spirit on the whole world. More »

Dear Father, during the month of September, we pray for all teachers that they may convey your love and your truth. Lord, help them educate young people in authentic moral and spiritual values. More »

Eternal Father, your Son has promised that you would grant all the graces we ask of you in his name. Trusting in this promise, and in the name of and through the merits of Jesus Christ, I ask of you five special graces: More »

Years ago, I came across a wonderful little book called "Prison to Praise" by Merlin Carothers. Carothers was in military prison when a Christian told him to stop complaining about his problems and start praising God precisely for those problems. More »

Of all the kinds of healing, physical healing is perhaps the hardest for us to really believe in; it is far easier to believe that prayer can lead to repentance or can change a person psychologically. More »

When we have received our Lord and have him in our body, let us not then let him be alone. Let us not go out and be busy about other things and think no more about him. Anyone who would serve a guest this way is doing him little good. More »