MOLINE -- "Knit, purl and pray," say women at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline. "Knitting provides an antidote to the current chaos of modern-day life," Sister Charlotte Seubert said. "Its ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

She got out her own knitting needles and yarn and got to work on another prayer shawl. “Being able to do it for someone else was a wonderful feeling,” she said. “After being a recipient, I knew how ...

Last year I wrote a column about my lovely prayer shawl, knitted by my Colorado friend Pat while I recuperated from difficult surgery. Later I told Pat I wanted to knit prayer shawls too, so she sent ...

Ten women put down their knitting needles, pushed their yarn bundles aside and stretched arms across a table. They placed their palms onto the bright fibers of a newly knitted prayer shawl. “Everybody ...

"Holy One, whose loom is threaded and waiting," said Linda Kuhn. "Guide us to pick up the thread and walk the spiral through dark and difficult passages." So begins the prayer that Kuhn and others ...

Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley has active quilt and prayer shawl ministries. Members create handmade quilts and crochet or knit prayer shawls, baptismal blankets, and other ...

The Women of Dallas United Methodist Church have been knitting and crocheting prayer shawls that will be distributed to members of the church and community who are in need of comfort and friendship.