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, ...

The bishops of the United States are set to vote this week to create a new book of prayers for the comfort and healing of the sick specifically designed for laypeople to use. Father Andrew Menke, ...

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Q: I have a job where I’m exposed to much sadness. I do everything I can to alleviate the darkness which surrounds so many of my patients and families, but often I feel helpless that I can’t do more, ...

Father Andrew Menke, executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Divine Worship, said that he hopes the potential new prayer book will be helpful for laypeople who want to minister to the ...

The 24/7 coverage of the coronavirus on cable news spreads even more quickly than the virus itself, leading many to wonder if we’re facing a plague of perhaps Biblical proportions. In almost real-time ...

Prayer comes from a Latin Word that means to obtain by entreaty or petition; an earnest request to God. Prayer is the conversation of the soul with God, not a monologue, but a two-way street that ...

The book that the bishops are voting to create will be a compilation of those prayers, drawn from multiple sources traditionally used in ministry to the sick. Only priests are allowed to perform the ...

The U.S. bishops on Wednesday voted to move forward with the creation of a new prayer book for laypeople who work among the sick. Since the book still needs the approval of the Vatican, it might be a ...