Brenette Wilder, a religion columnist for The Commercial, has written a book of devotionals titled Netted Together. A former Altheimer resident, Wilder of Lee's Summit, Mo., is president of Kansas ...

Nallely Bernal places a crown of flowers on a statue of Mary at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Lake Station, Ind., in May 2006. (CNS/Karen Callaway) Popular devotions have enjoyed a renaissance. Public ...

Devotionals—daily, weekly, and monthly short readings intended to inspire and strengthen readers’ faith—have grown increasingly more important to Christian publishers since their debut in the 1920s.

“Hope for the Journey Through Cancer: Inspiration for Each Day,” (Revell, $12.99) a book of devotionals by York County licensed professional counselor, speaker and author Yvonne Ortega, has recently ...

Cait Dohmeier clutches the silver medal that dangles from her neck, moving her thumb along its raised surface to outline the face of St. Dymphna. She uses the token, a souvenir she bought in 2007 from ...

James Stice has been checking the Internet almost daily over the past few weeks, waiting to download a copy of the Devotional address given by Elder Dallin H. Oaks on Jan. 29. But the speech hasn''t ...