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Paul Ryan doesn’t have a prayer
By Jacob Lupfer — April 27, 2018
(RNS) — The House speaker should not capitulate to the most odious and extreme impulses of his caucus. (Commentary)
During Lent, a Christian tried praying 5 times a day
By Kate Chance — April 3, 2018
(RNS) — The more time I’ve spent around my Muslim friends, the more I’ve considered being more deliberate about my prayer life.
Praying for students in Kentucky
By Mark Silk — March 21, 2018
(RNS) — Kentucky could soon have a new law on prayer for its students, and given what Gov. Matt Bevin is saying about their teachers, they'll need it.
Listening to God’s word between Christmas and Lent
By Thomas Reese — January 12, 2018
(RNS) — This is “Ordinary Time" — a boring title for the part of the year that is not Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter. But it is also an opportunity to be an extraordinary Catholic.
Prayer may help relieve stress, but fewer Americans make time for it
By Yonat Shimron — December 21, 2017
(RNS) — As society grows less religious, fewer people are turning to prayer.
After Sutherland Springs, pray … and do something
By Richard Mouw — November 6, 2017
(RNS) — I have no objections to a president’s urging us to pray. But just praying is not enough.
Christian women gather on National Mall for day of prayer
By Adelle M. Banks — October 9, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At turns on their knees, huddled in small groups and facing a stage with hands raised, those in the crowd prayed for reconciliation between men and women, between racial and ethnic groups, and for ending abortion.
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
By Yonat Shimron — October 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the opening prayer in Congress Wednesday, a North Carolina imam delivered a message: human diversity is God-given.
After Las Vegas, who says prayer doesn’t ‘work’?
By Brandon Ambrosino — October 4, 2017
(RNS) — While 'it might be reasonable in this instance to question the prayers of those collecting money from gun lobbyists, it seems mean-spirited to issue a blanket condemnation of anyone who turns to prayer in response to suffering,' writes Brandon Ambrosino.
In Greece, the evil eye is trending
By Jenny Lower — September 21, 2017
ATHENS, Greece (RNS) — The growing popularity of the mati, the 'all-seeing eyeball,' appears to reflect a growing interest in New Age spirituality as well as the psychological toll of Greece’s ongoing debt crisis.
What is the ‘Enneagram,’ and why are Christians suddenly so enamored by it?
By Jonathan Merritt — September 5, 2017
Everything you wanted to know about the Enneagram but are afraid to ask.
At Sunday services, messages of hope after Harvey’s wrath
By Lauren Markoe — September 4, 2017
(AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott declared Sunday a "Day of Prayer" and urged residents to be steeled by their beliefs at a time of crisis.
Court: N.C. commissioners’ prayer practice violated Constitution
By guest — July 14, 2017
(AP) The question in the Rowan County case was whether it makes a difference that the prayers were given by the commissioners themselves and whether their invitation for the audience to join them in prayer was coercive.
Lawmakers, religious leaders pray for victims of congressional baseball shooting
By Madeleine Buckley — June 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) In the wake of the shooting at a GOP congressional baseball practice, the Democratic baseball team and various church officials prayed for the victims, including Catholic congressman Steve Scalise.
Turn your morning routine into a worship service
By Jonathan Merritt — March 17, 2017
How everything from making your bed to brushing your teeth can help you uncover the holy in your midst.
