We Pray for the Dead

All Souls Day is not a popular observance. After all, why come together to think about death and the dead when we are not obliged to do so?

Pray Always and Do Not Lose Heart

Jesus uses a parable of a persistent widow seeking justice to exhort his followers to pray always and to never lose heart. This commandment may be more demanding than it first appears. How are we to make every hour one of prayer with hearts turned always to God?