Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

The wave of secularization that has swept through the life of our communities in recent decades has brought a deep crisis, even in the context of the family, and hence in family prayer as an ...

Sharing short prayers for grieving family can help them find solace and ... You can pray this prayer: Lord, we commend the soul of our loved one into your hands. Grant them eternal rest and ...

Sacred heart of Jesus, we entrust our family to you. Look down upon us and reveal to us the treasures of love, goodness, and grace in your heart. Forgive our sins and fortify our weakness ...

However, recently, my husband’s nieces and nephews, who are in their early 20s, stopped participating in the prayer. I am OK with that, but they talk and mock our prayer while we are praying.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I host every holiday gathering for our family. At each holiday, before we eat we say a Catholic mealtime prayer because we are religious. Dear Abby: Is it wrong of me to ...