The overwhelming response from readers to my request for bedtime prayers reinforces my belief that children are innately spiritual and remain so until adults take their natural faith away from them.

Since many of us have school, jobs, or other commitments to attend to throughout the day, nighttime is the perfect hour to refocus, recenter, and reconnect with God. In the silence of night, one can ...

So many beautiful bedtime prayers are piling up in my inbox. Thank you, dear readers. Here is a sweet prayer from C that does not touch the problem of frightening kids with the phrase, “And if I die ...

One of the unanticipated purposes of this column over the past several decades has been to point out with love and pride ways that our belief in God and God's love for us sneaks into our world in ...

For many children, bedtime prayers are a soothing ritual that helps bring another day to a close. Astute Catholic parents see in them something more: an opportunity to introduce their children to the ...