May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Or you might remember it from ...

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones in the spirit of abundance and gratitude. However you plan to spend the November holiday this year, you may be planning to join family or friends for a ...

As a child in church, I sat through the organ hymns and incomprehensible sermons, my scrawny backside squirming on the hard pew. I followed the order of worship in the bulletin, mentally checking off ...

Benedictions and blessings are an integral part of Jewish culture. Expressions like barukh ha-Shem and tavo alav ha- b’rakhah are heard often in Jewish circles. Let us explore the root of the word ...

It'll be all eyes on the pope when Francis visits the U.S. next week, and if his past trips are an indication, we're likely to see a whole lot of waving and perhaps a handful of thumbs-up. But the ...

My husband’s parents had invited a revered pastor—or moksanim, in Korean—to participate in our wedding. “He’s known for his benedictions,” my husband said. I didn’t know someone could specialize in ...

The Lewisville school district has always allowed students to say prayers at high school graduations. That tradition will continue this year, except these prayers will not be called invocations or ...

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference, has been invited to offer the closing prayer at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. The ...