"A certain memorization of some essential prayers, far from opposing the dignity of young Christians, or obstructing personal dialogue with the Lord, constitutes an answer to a real need.

COMMENTARY: Lent is the perfect time to rediscover the Act of Contrition and the divine mercy it calls us to embrace.

Each of these various parts of the Church’s spiritual treasury play their part in teaching us, molding us, and guiding us in the way of prayer. It is prayer that shapes our hearts. It is prayer that ...

IT’S, of course, a given. Prayer is basic in our life of piety because that is our personal effort to get in touch with God. All other acts of piety would be of no value if they are not done as ...