In a darkened worship center, illuminated by soft lights and the faint glow of candles, 35 people sit quietly in deep meditation. Eventually, the silence is broken by a monastic chant, accompanied by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A handful of men and women sat in a semicircle in the chapel at St. Thomas More Student Parish. With their eyes closed and hands in their laps, they listened to soft music playing in the background ...

Christians don’t need mysticism or quiet emptiness for the illumination that comes through repetition. When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may ...

Most Christians wouldn't call him a Christian, Cleveland Beach says. But he believes he's practicing the same faith of his South Carolina hometown and "country Baptist church." He believes "fully and ...

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, ...