This seventh of a series of articles on catecheses by the German pope focuses on Psalm 23, an act of trust in God, praise, and desire to dwell in his house. As a preamble, the Holy Father notes that ...

I walked out to the front of the church parking lot, found a nice bench to sit on, and opened up my Bible to the book of Psalms. This is going to be a long ten minutes, I thought to myself. I was ...

Turning to the Lord in prayer implies a radical act of trust, in the awareness that one is entrusting oneself to God who is good, “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love ...

I’ve written before about Psalm 23. Last month, I referred to it on a Lead a Quiet Life Blog Post as A Poem for the Pilgrimage. I preached on the imagery recently. On my personal website, I discussed ...

Sometimes we meditate (or recite) on certain scriptures so much that we stop thinking about what the words actually say. Perhaps Psalm 23 is that way for you. It was for me. Station 1: God is our ...

VATICAN CITY (EWTN News/CNA) — The Book of Psalms can teach people how to pray and is the “prayer book ‘par excellence,’” Pope Benedict XVI said in his June 22 audience with pilgrims in St. Peter’s ...

There's something about death that make everyone suddenly religious. Even an atheist will ask God for help (if he does, in fact exist) when death comes knocking at the door. There's one thing constant ...

The Psalms are a collection of ancient songs so deeply expressive of the experience of God that they have been used continually for thousands of years. Join us to learn more about how these scriptures ...