Praying is a central and vital part of religion. But how do you teach and explain prayer to children? Cheri Fuller, writing on churchleaders.com, says one way of explaining prayer to small children is ...

In the “Making Poor People Pray” post, several readers wondered whether parents risk making their children feel resentful and humiliated by making them join in family prayers. Assuming that the ...

In the Orthodox tradition, prayer for children is considered one of the most powerful and significant spiritual practices. It ...

Most people who become followers of Christ — nearly 85 percent, according to the International Bible Society — do so between the ages of 4 and 14. That means that as parents, we have a brief, ...

An Interview with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the Oct. 7 14th-annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour. Above, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington with the children who participated in the ...

On the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the bishops suggest the faithful observe the day by ...

• “If I did not remind him of the prayer time, he would wait until its due time had passed.” • “My son only prays to silence my yells. Can you imagine that he does not even perform ablution before ...

Starting something new can be as difficult for parents as it is for children. Our busy lives often make creating a new discipline hard to imagine. But the richness of a daily prayer moment between you ...