patron in life and at the hour of my death. Preserve and increase in me the spirit of prayer and fervor in the service of God.

Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection.

Joining the Pope, Catholic clergy around the country offered prayers for the deceased and condolences for victims’ loved ones ...

After I published that story, the Brethren circulated their monthly Prayer Agenda ... I reported the apparent death threat against the woman to the police. I still do not know if anyone was ...

I was somber the entire drive. We were going to visit our son at college, but my thoughts were elsewhere. I was thinking about the South Carolina prisoner who was going to be put to death later ...