Growing up in the Disciples of Christ denomination, Jodi Baron was used to what she called "popcorn prayers," which were spontaneous and done within a circle of believers. Traditional intercessory ...

We’re exhausted, over-stimulated, and over-emoted. It could be the let down from the seasonal celebrations of Thanksgiving, various religious holidays and the arrival of 2025. We’ve scurried about for ...

Part history, part missal and part crafting how-to, this is a treasure trove of faith and spiritual contemplation. Winston, an award-winning religion journalist, occasional PW contributor and avid ...

Prayer beads are often associated with a particular faith, but their history stretches across continents, cultures, and ...

Dozens of women gathered Tuesday night at Christ United Methodist Church in Chattanooga to make prayer beads and learn how to use them. Unlike their Catholic or Greek counterparts, the bead strings ...

Picking up her Catholic rosary, Meg Williams, a 24-year-old from Maine, begins her prayers like this: "Hail Persephone, full of strength and beauty. . . . Blessed are you and blessed is the cycle of ...

Using Prayer Beads Or Rosaries Prayer beads may look decorative, but they serve as a counting guide for repeated prayers in several religions. Catholics use the rosary, a sequence in which each bead ...

I received my first rosary when my second grade class at a Catholic school in Baltimore received the sacrament of the first Holy Communion. The boys were given black rosaries and a prayer book, the ...