Although more commonly associated with the Catholic Rosary, numerous Christian sects have enlisted the aid of tactile instruments in prayer throughout history. A more recent addition to the tradition ...

Worshipers' fingers maneuver methodically across beads on a string as they pray to comfort the sick and get closer to God at Harriet Chapel in Catoctin Episcopal Church. The parish's prayer bead ...

Many Americans are praying for U.S. troops overseas. Some women from St. James Episcopal Church are helping Americans in the service say their own prayers. Every other week, the group gathers to ...

Several years ago a friend, knowing I worked in beads, asked me to create three sets of Episcopal prayer beads for a class she was teaching. Four billion people -- over half the world's population of ...

The request came from a chaplain in Iraq — U.S. soldiers wanted rosaries. But the chaplain was Episcopalian, and none of the soldiers was Catholic. “We were surprised,” said the Rev. Jim Burns of The ...

Strewn across a large table are clear bags filled with beads in multiple shades of blue, purple, green and red. Every Thursday, a group of about six to eight women at St. Luke's Episcopal Church sits ...

Erin Segroves will offer a worshop focused on creating Anglican prayer beads and their use in devotion and prayers on July 9, from 10-11:30 a.m. in Key-Andrews Hall at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

DALLAS — The request came from a chaplain in Iraq — American soldiers were asking for rosaries. But the chaplain was Episcopalian, and none of the soldiers was Roman Catholic. “We were surprised,” ...