One goes up... and one goes down. I was a college freshman in Botany 101 when I first learned about xylem and phloem, the two transport tissues which carry water and nutrients up and down a tree's ...

Even though the event occurred 70 years ago, I have a vivid memory of an experience in my third year of college, my first year in the major seminary in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. It was the ...

An Advent wreath is seen as Pope Francis leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 9, 2020. The pope continued his series of talks on prayer, reflecting on ...

“Jesus Teaches the People by the Sea” by James Tissot. (Credit: Wikicommons/Public domain.) Listen At the heart of Christian discipleship is the call to prayer. As followers of the Lord Jesus, we are ...

There is a great difference between the skill and the grace of prayer. The skill consists chiefly in a readiness of thought consistent with the various aspects of prayer, and a facility for expressing ...

We need to give time for seeds to sprout and grow into a crop. But often, despite putting in best efforts, success somehow evades us. Endeavour, time and God's grace are required for the successful ...

Today families and friends in the United States will surround long tables heaped with mashed potatoes and roast turkey in celebration of the annual Thanksgiving. For many families, that enormous meal ...

Whether it’s called “saying grace,” “table prayers” or “giving thanks,” offering a blessing before a meal is probably the most common form of prayer in American homes. “We, as people of faith, ...