Psalm 41:3 says, "The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." This Bible verse encapsulates what faith in God can provide in the toughest of times: comfort, ...

Last week I wrote about Vickie, a parishioner who recently died of cancer. I talked about her journey to faith, and how that faith ultimately buoyed her and others during her illness. Something I didn ...

When 4-year-old Prestyn Barnette visited Santa at the mall, he asked for a toy train, but he didn't stop there. He also wanted Santa pray with him on behalf of a sick baby across the country. "Baby ...

The Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick, deliver love and hope to seriously ill people and their families. Olivia Connealy, 13, is blessed by the kind attention of the Servants of Mary, Ministers ...

There are moments when we hear familiar words of liturgy and suddenly realize their subversive power. This has happened to me recently with the “Prayers of the People” in the 1979 Book of Common ...

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. “Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30. “If we took ...

It can be difficult to convey the deep feelings in our soul when God chooses to give them. My recent experience participating in the Rosary at a memory-care facility — with 12 residents, staff weaving ...

The Vatican says the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has undergone a "worsening in the last hours” due to his age and that doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old’s condition. Vatican ...