Scripture itself provides the church with many blessings, including Paul's familiar, "Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ." But one blessing is the source and summary of all others.

To speak God's benediction over his people, no matter what the occasion, is like saying, "Remember who you are." Sometimes, it seems, God can hardly give his blessing away!

If the priestly benediction was recited after performing the Temple service (and nowadays, at the end of the Amidah prayer), then why does the Torah imply a different order? The True Honor of ...

Chaplain (Major General) Donald Rutherford, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, delivered the invocation and benediction at the Medal of Honor ceremony Thursday for Father Emil Kapaun. Here is the text ...

In the diaspora, however, any prayer leader can say it. Parents, even those who are not kohanim, say it on Friday evenings, a Shabbat blessing to their children.

"God of our weary years, God of our silent tears," he said, at the start of his benediction. Prayers at inaugural ceremonies generally draw little attention, but this year was different.

It was the hand of God. I really love the threefold benediction, and I use it a lot in interfaith settings, because it’s a good unifying blessing — it’s good for Jews, Christians and Muslims.

The Supreme Court of this nation has declared “legislative ceremonial prayers” constitutional. Every time you spend any money in this nation, your hand touches the phrase, “In God We Trust ...