Meditation. For many, this word conjures up images of a person sitting cross-legged, emptying his or her mind and chanting a mysterious word over and over again. That is Eastern meditation that is ...

For decades now, Andrew Greeley has entertained, provoked and even angered many Catholic readers with his murder mystery novels (featuring Nuala Anne McGrail and Bishop Jackie Ryan) as well as his ...

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"Especially in the voracious Western world, people seek meditation because it represents a high barrier against the daily stress and emptiness that is everywhere". But "we must always remember that ...

Over the years, a goal of mine has been to strengthen my spirituality for my own peace of mind. While I’ve become very close to God, there are times when the disturbances of life can leave me stressed ...

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household, presents Lenten meditations for members of the Roman Curia and Vatican employees in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 26, 2021. “The ...

The suffering of Jesus on the cross is, like all human suffering, a shared suffering. That's why Mary is honored under the title "Our Lady of Sorrows." Some people imagine this detracts from Jesus' ...

In Buddhist terms, Jesus was the variety of saint known as the bodhisattva. The term means "awakened being." Doctrinally, a bodhisattva is a Buddhist adept who vows to never cease teaching the middle ...

I'm a big believer in unforeseen catastrophes that crush the best-laid plans of mice and men. The Titanic sinks and people say, "How could this happen?" I say, "It figures." I'm the guy who listens ...

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 ...