Kneeling in Gethsemane
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
But one of the most meaningful–and prayer-provoking–spots in the Holy Land is the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
Pray the Stations of the Cross
By Bob Hostetler4 min read
It is a way of remembering, of walking through the Passion with Jesus, of identifying with Him and His sufferings–a way to “survey the wondrous cross, on which the Prince of Glory died.” Here are three ways to pray through the stations.
Pray with Palms
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Christians have celebrated Palm Sunday (or Passion Sunday) by waving palm branches as they march or sing in worship. The palms commemorate Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, as recorded in all four Gospels.
Imagine a Life Like That of Jesus
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Jesus instructed his first disciples in prayer that would make the lame walk, open prison doors and break down barriers between people all over the world. He can also teach you and me to pray, and so change our own lives as well as the world around us.
5 Places to Pray with Monks
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
You don’t have to be monastic–or even Catholic–to pray with monks (or nuns) and experience the silence, solitude and serenity offered by many monasteries and retreat centers.
10 ‘Breath Prayers’
By Bob Hostetler1 min read
When you can’t stop in a church or kneel, these short, simple prayers can be spoken in a single breath.
26 New Ways to Pray
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
Use the letters of the alphabet to generate new prayers by praising your way from A to Z.
Take a Lunchtime Examen
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
A 500-year-old tradition of prayer goes online to offer a quick Lenten retreat
3 Ways to Pray a Prayer of Mortality
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
An invitation to forgive quickly and to live gratefully, humbly and mindfully
3 New Ways to Pray with Others
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
Become an OurPrayer volunteer and make a difference in someone’s life.