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 ...

You need not be a sage to practice meditation. With the scientifically-proven benefits of meditation and prayer, like reduced stress and improved concentration, you can lead a happier and more ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Founded in 1920 as a focus of Catholic Christian reflection on current events, New Blackfriars publishes articles and book reviews ...

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today we will talk about the form of prayer called meditation. For a Christian, to “meditate” is to seek meaning: it implies placing oneself before the immense ...

According to the Talmud ( Berachot 26b), the Avot (forefathers) instituted the three daily prayers: Abraham - Shacharit, the ...

December: love it or hate it, it comes around every year and, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious holy day, a cultural holiday, or not at all, almost everyone gets caught up in the ...

Hierarchal festal vigil for the Feast of St. Nicholas: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 7 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo and on YouTube at stnicholasmarin.org. Dec. 6 ...

Prayer and meditation offer a powerful pathway to spiritual connection and inner peace. Prayer, an act of speaking to the divine, expresses thoughts and desires. Meditation, the art of listening, ...

As heartbreaking details continue to emerge from the tragic Parkland, Fla. school shooting, we may feel determined to do something, anything. Maybe it’s donating money to those affected, donating ...

Millions of people use these tools every day. But it has been more of a private affair to prevent a public offense. Why have such valuable tools been silenced from public expression and hidden from ...

You could call it a religious war of words, with the West Coast serving as one of its most intense battlegrounds. The bid to win hearts and minds pits Buddhist meditation against Christian prayer, ...