Ray Dobson

Part 4: “Who art in heaven” After we say, “Our Father,” we continue: “Who art in heaven.” But we must be careful here. This does not mean God is “up there” somewhere—distant, far removed, looking down. In the original language, “heavens” is plural. It points not to location,but to authority. God is not one being […]

Part 5: “Hallowed be Thy Name” When we pray, “Hallowed be Thy Name,” we are not telling God something He does not already know. God is holy. Always. So what are we asking? We are asking that His holiness be made visible—in us. Not that God would become more holy, but that our lives would

— Part 3: “Our Father” The opening words of this prayer contain more than we might first hear. We do not say “My Father.” We say: “Our Father.” That matters. This prayer is never prayed alone—even when we are by ourselves. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us, when we say “our,” we are standing with

Part 1: “When you pray, say…” My hope is to post this multipost work every weekday until completion.…….This is not our prayer—we are drawn into His prayer. Christ does not say: “When you pray, say whatever comes to mind.” He says: “When you pray, say this.” That alone should cause us to pause. Prayer is

Homo Deus? Becoming More Than Human… or Less? In recent years, there has been growing conversation about the future of humanity. Some speak of a coming reality where human beings, through technology, may transcend their limits—extending life, enhancing the mind, even reshaping what it means to be human. This vision is often called “Homo Deus”—humanity

Drawn, Not DraggedOn Prayer, Truth, and Being “In His Name” There are moments in the life of the Church when we discover that we are not all speaking the same language—even when we are using the same words. Yesterday, I found myself in one of those moments. The phrase was simple enough: “In Jesus’ name.”