If you set out to craft a prayer at odds with contemporary Western values, you could not do much better than the Lord’s Prayer. The seven petitions that Jesus taught his disciples to pray (Matt ...

In the Our Father we have a given prayer that can fit any need. But even in our own words, our pleas, our gratitude, we can seek and receive God’s grace. No matter what you say, ...

In Christianity, the “Our Father” prayer in traces hits roots back to Jesus’ preaching and practice, according to virtually all scholars. Catholics say this prayer together at every Mass ...

THY KINGDOM COME. Living the Lord’s Prayer in Everyday Life. By Father Jeffrey Kirby. TAN Books, 2020. 176 pages, $16.95. To order: EWTNRC.com . Every wonder how many Our Fathers you have prayed ...

Mysteries of the Lord’s Prayer. Wisdom From the Early Church . By John Gavin, SJ. The Catholic University of America Press, 2021. 192 pages, $24.95 ...

The Our Father, or the Lord’s Prayer, is one of the most fundamental prayers and practices in our faith. Most Catholics have said it thousands of times and may be tempted to go on autopilot when ...

The phrase "lead us not into temptation" isn't right, the pontiff says, because "a father does not do this." France's Catholic Church has changed the phrase in its version of the Lord's Prayer.