I want to defend written prayers. When I teach people how to pray, they have this idea that prayers “straight from the heart” are the only authentic prayers, and that is, quite simply, bologna.

A new feature at a local YMCA was inspired by a sacred place in the Holy Land. The Earlywine Park YMCA recently dedicated a prayer wall that allows Y patrons to leave their written prayer requests to ...

From apathy to anger, how we pray for our country and its citizens matters. I have often heard from others that written prayer seems less inspired than other types of prayer. While I understand this ...

(RNS) — Editor Sarah Bessey and other contributors to 'A Rhythm of Prayer' responded to the backlash with a statement Thursday evening (April 8), saying critics are missing the point of the prayer. “A ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - People from around the world place their prayers in Jerusalem's Western Wall or mail them to "God, Jerusalem." It's Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz who clears them up. Sign up here.