Besides being a wife, being a mother is the best blessing in my life. It’s hard to put into words what my children mean to me. I’ve been reminded, over and over again, how it’s much like the love God ...

Pastors offer a lot of short prayers. We pray short prayers beside hospital beds and in church hallways, to begin and conclude meetings and dinners, before sermons and to wrap up counseling sessions.

“You, mother, father! Teach your children how to pray,” admonished Pope Francis in his weekly catechesis on the family in Vatican City. By finding time to pray, we “give time back to God,” rediscover ...