My responses here are based on actual questions that were asked by a non-Catholic. Question #1. How many Rosaries do I have to pray to get God’s attention? None. Neither God nor the Catholic Church ...

Why would God listen to the prayers of a sinner like myself if I can't get my own house in order? God hears your prayers because he loves you and has given you the Holy Spirit to pray in and through ...

Q: Lately I have been asked to add my name to calling lists or to pray for a specific sick baby, cancer patient or accident victim whom I don't know personally. My heart goes out to all of these ...

A reader in Arkansas wrote me to offer observations and questions about prayer. I found his several emails interesting enough that I wanted to respond here. “I have long struggled with maintaining a ...

This Sunday in the Scripture readings at Mass we hear about the importance and power of prayer. In our society, there’s a widespread curiosity in prayer. Even among unbelievers, people are interested ...

I've spent the last eight years asking that question. Having satisfied myself—if not everyone I've met—that there's value in using empirical methods to study prayer, I've thought a lot about how to do ...

As executive editor of Guideposts magazine, Rick Hamlin has heard and written a lot about people’s prayer lives. “We get a lot of questions about prayer, and part of our ministry is praying for others ...

Leaders from different religious traditions sit down for an interfaith panel on prayer on BYU campus Oct. 19. Each panelist had the opportunity to answer questions from students. (Bryan Barba Salazar) ...