Research consistently shows that prayer can have numerous benefits. For example, prayer can be a solid source of self-soothing and self-comfort when one is experiencing pain, coping with loss, or ...

Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are solely the opinion of the writer and not the Daily Journal. In the months before Thomas Merton entered the Trappist monastery of Abbey of Gethsemani, he went there on ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” opens with the words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… .” I think that describes the era we’re living in. We live in a time of ...

If someone we love is sick, or we are suffering seemingly inescapable stress and struggle, it helps to have a clear mind. However, gaining a clear mind in the center of pain and struggle can be a ...

Does prayer work? That’s the question many people ask when they perceive that God is not answering their prayers. Other questions surface too. Is prayer worthwhile? Does it change anything? Am I ...

In a world where deadlines tighten around our chests, relationships strain under expectations, and the noise of constant comparison fills our minds, anxiety has become one of the most common battles ...

In my, and my siblings’, days of growing up, we practiced (still do) Roman Catholicism, which our parents practiced as well, and we participated in many of the traditional beliefs and rituals that we ...