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 ...

When you think about the goings-on inside an average church, you might envision a sermon, a reading from the Bible or a song ...

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 registered ...

The Rev. Laurence Freeman, a Benedictine monk and founder of the London-based World Community for Christian Meditation,will speak in Houston next week on Christian contemplation and meditation. The ...

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 ...

When it came to Sundays, Light Watkins and his four siblings--three brothers and a sister--had a typical Southern upbringing. They were in church, regularly, at Metropolitan United Methodist in ...

World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings." -- From God's Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins] Like the unnamed (but sure) lady in the greatest rock ballad ever, Led Zeppelin's Stairway to ...

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have in recent years been introducing meditation practices from Eastern religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, or resurfacing ancient ...

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, ...