One of the first prayers that you and I learned as children was the Hail Mary, a prayer that some non-Catholics criticize for being directed to Mary rather than to God. Part of the problem is that ...

The greeting of the angel Gabriel opens this prayer. It is God himself who ... Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2676-2677 Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou ...

If I listen to the news on the drive home, after having said that “Hail Mary” for peace and unity, I am compelled to wonder how prayers, themselves, reflect our intentions. Sure, we hear about what ...

Lay members of the order said in place of the psalms the Our Father (Pater). The 150 psalms/paters were subdivided in groups of fifty. During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added.

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the Wedding Feast at Cana, there is a theological portrait of both Mother Mary and prayer. Mary is the quintessential paragon of prayer. Not only does she ...

The only path to victory would be a Hail Mary. As we've seen throughout the year, Daniels was able to use his legs to extend the play and do something truly special. This 52-yard bomb to Noah ...

(Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) The priest where I go, in Overland Park, calls for us to kneel down at the end of Mass and say, he says, “one ‘Hail Mary ... prayers. A free throw drops.

Nine women and nine stories are woven together in this collection rooted in contemporary Nigeria, from the style editor at British Vogue and author of Palette: A Black Beauty Bible for Women of ...

The Toronto Blue Jays landed a meeting with the hottest name on the starting pitching market in 23-year-old Japanese prospect Roki Sasaki. While the Jays don't have any financial advantage to sign ...

“We’re gonna build this thing the right way,” Schoen said. “I’m not gonna do a Hail Mary for self preservation or anything like that. We have a plan in place that we believe in and we’re going to ...

In an overnight vote that will likely be reminiscent to many Washington Commanders fans of the thrilling victory over the Chicago Bears on a Hail Mary touchdown pass, the Senate passed the bill ...

From playing in local pubs for pints to performing at the Glastonbury Festival, raucous Irish folk outfit The Mary Wallopers have come a long way. The socially conscious Dundalk band, co-fronted ...