Thanksgiving is almost here and with it comes a bounty of good things like like home-cooked food (or a meal out), a gathering of loved ones and an entire day devoted to giving thanks for life's ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Everyone knows that the stars of turkey day are the delicious Thanksgiving recipes spread across the ...

When I was a new chaplain at Big Bend Hospice in 2004, I found in my desk drawer a business card for “God’s Little Helper.” It had the name and contact information of a person I had never met, Rev.

More than 15,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope John Paul II's general audience Oct. 8. His teaching centered on the importance of evening prayer in the life of the Church and seemed ...

Everyone can agree that the undeniable stars of turkey day are the beautifully prepared Thanksgiving recipes gracing the table. Granted, they truly are something to be, well, thankful for! But, the ...

Do you make a regular practice of saying a prayer before you eat a meal? In some traditions people pray specific phrases such as, "Bless us O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, ...

As our life of prayer includes so many different movements of the heart, it shouldn’t surprise us that our prayers of intercession lead us to prayers of thanksgiving. Even as we wait for God to answer ...