In our own lives, "we must trust in God and not put our confidence in the things of this world," said Fr. Kirby. A man prays in a church in Birmingham, England, on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2018.

“As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread — only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home ...

If we are going to pray, we need to be willing to trust in the faithfulness of God. As we cry out to him in prayer, we must be confident in his goodness and be willing to wait for his answers.

Bills with "In God We Trust," 29 December 2014 Francis Dean/Corbis via Getty Images. As far as the supposed violation of the "separation of church of state," while Congress is prohibited from ...

The "In God We Trust" law was authored by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, the East Texas Republican who crafted Texas' Senate Bill 8, which restricted abortion to the first six weeks or so of pregnancy ...