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The ridiculously funny and smart P.J. O’Rourke has just been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer, and has penned an honest but irreverent essay about it, including some thoughts on what he’s praying for: I can’t be the only person who feels like a jerk saying, “Please cure me, God. I’m underinsured. I have…

What effect does prayer have on the brain? Michael Gerson at the Washington Post has an intriguing take: Elin Danien quietly listens to a meditation tape, eyes closed, as the radioactive tracer is injected into her IV, freezing a picture of the blood flow in her brain. As a research associate at the University of…

With the election galloping closer, Rocco has posted several worthy prayers for the days ahead, including one invoking the Man for All Seasons, St. Thomas Moore, patron of “statesmen, politicians, judges and lawyers”: Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers V. Lord, have mercyR. Lord have mercyV. Christ,…

Today marks the feast of St. Pio, Padre Pio — and the 40th anniversary of his death. Padre Pio has, in a remarkably short time, become one of the most popular and beloved saints in the Roman canon. Below is a beautiful prayer composed by the saint, to be recited after receiving the Eucharist. But…
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