EDITORIAL: Just as European Christians prayed the Rosary and fasted to be freed from the repressive Ottoman Empire, we need to employ the same strategy for peace in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Ash Wednesday always seems to show up unexpectedly. It’s on the calendar. We know when it is, but it still seems to come with an element of surprise. Perhaps it’s because of the various commitments ...

How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in ...

During Lent, many Christians choose to fast, pray, and give up something pleasurable as an act of spiritual discipline, in order to gain clarity, renewal, and deeper faith.

A file image of Filipino Muslims starting the observance of Ramadan in the pre-dominantly Catholic country in May 2019. This year, Muslims and Christians began their seasons of fasting and prayer, ...

We’re in the third week of a series called Fuel For the Soul. We’re looking at some ancient Christian disciplines that serve to strengthen us spiritually. Week one I talked about silence and ...