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 ...

There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

Here are five types of meditation and prayer practices that help boost our physical and mental health. With the scientifically-proven benefits like reduced stress and improved concentration, you can ...

There is no better teacher or witness to prayer than Jesus Christ. This point is emphasized throughout the written gospels. The evangelists want to reveal to us that the Lord was a man of deep prayer ...

Series two of our meditations commences a longer and more in depth treatment of the schools of meditation introduced in series one. In this second series over seven weeks, London-based monk Laurence ...

Harvard Scientist Michael Ferguson and the Neurospirituality Lab Launch Project on The Jesus Prayer and Its Psychological and Spiritual Impacts CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — This Lenten season, Harvard scientist ...

Will you choose to talk to the Universe, or will you instead listen? Tina Heals talks about the difference between prayer and meditation. A prayer has many positive effects - serenity, tranquillity, ...

James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and writer who serves as editor-at-large of America. Father Martin’s writing has appeared in Commonweal, U.S. Catholic, The Tablet, The New York Times, The Wall ...

The only thread I’ve been trying to use to connect my thoughts one another these days has been positivism. On me, personally, several “isms” have been attributed, at different times, by different ...

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 ...