Eventually, I realized this kind of praying was displeasing to God – and it certainly wasn’t relieving my anxiety. So, one morning as I brought my concerns about this trip to Jesus, He helped me find ...

Coming from a town with the population of under 6,000 and traveling across the country to a city of over 80,000, was almost a culture shock for a young family who moved from a small country town to a ...

Padre Pio never tired of exhorting people to “pray, hope and don’t worry.” That’s a message for our own time, as we’re reminded on the Sept. 23 feast of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Joseph Pronechen ...

Every morning before she left for school, a little girl and her mother would pray together. After praying one day, the girl observed the obvious anxiety and worry on her mother’s face. “Mommy, you and ...