There was a time, the Rev. Laurence Freeman says, when meditation was taboo in much of Christianity. "Protestants thought it was too Catholic, and Catholics thought it was too Protestant in that it ...

Meditation is more than just a method of stress relief for the body, it is a way of encountering Christ in one's soul, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience April 28, the pope said ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christian meditation is a way of encountering Jesus and not “a withdrawal into ourselves.” Speaking at his general audience April 28, the pope reflected ...

I knew that Rowan Williams, once the Archbishop of Canterbury, knew a lot about Eastern Christian practice, but I did not know that he begins his day with the Jesus Prayer. More: Readers of Salinger’s ...

Move over, Headspace. There’s a new meditation app in town – and this one is 100% Catholic. Debuting under the appropriate name of Hallow, this new app features 200 sessions of prayer in various ...

St. Paul encourages us to “not be anxious about anything.” But how to attain such peace in our world so filled with peril and strife, as it surely was in Paul’s day, and in every chapter of history?

A pair of Christian-oriented smartphone apps aim to move users closer to God — and even help believers fall asleep at night. And the spiritual apps Hallow and Abide have attracted venture capitalists ...

A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the New York Times bestselling author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies "A true ...

(RNS) — Rachael Reynolds is a busy wife and mom of three who, like many, suddenly has been tasked with home-schooling her children and managing the anxiety of a pandemic. Reynolds, 34, also is a ...

Speaking at his general audience April 28, the pope reflected on what distinguishes Christian meditation from other meditative practices popular in the Western world. He said: “For us Christians, ...