The author's Rosaries. (Courtesy of James Martin, S.J.) About 15 years ago, I was invited, along with two Jesuit friends, on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Our hosts were members of the Order of Malta. I ...

Prayer is a mystery. Perhaps because, whatever else it may be, prayer is communion with the living God who is, above all else, a mystery. Sadly, one great mystery of prayer is the impoverished ...

We’re already heading past the second week of Lent, and Easter is not that far away, on March 31. Whether you observed Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14 or chose to focus on your valentine, and even if you don ...

One of my therapist friends just received frightening medical news following her first colonoscopy. I know what that kind of call from the doctor feels like, how the mind resists such unwanted ...

Praying for a loved one is of the purest acts of adoration. However, deep endearment sometimes comes with heartbreaks. People we care for deeply can exit from our lives temporarily or permanently, ...