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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mindfulness meditation differs from traditional meditation in subtle but important ways. You may have heard of meditation in a yoga session, a therapy appointment, in pop culture or in various ...

Mental health has received greater emphasis this lockdown year — isolation, loss of jobs and businesses, the effect on churches and schools and the simple irrationality of the rules can be wearing. It ...

Recent scientific studies have begun to shed light on the lesser-known downsides of meditation, challenging the popular ...

Though most people have an understanding of what meditation is and some of its health benefits, one type of meditation called mindfulness meditation remains a mystery to many. Mindfulness is an ...

Listening to the daily news, with stories of war and conflict, can be disheartening. Unsurprisingly, data suggest that a majority of Americans feel exhausted and hopeless when they think about ...

The benefits of meditation in the morning have less to do with meditation itself and more to do with setting the stage for the day ahead. Meditation is an umbrella term for a variety of mental focus ...

Meditation is practiced in cultures all over the world. But when and where did it begin? In this blog post, we’ll explore this question. In the Indus Valley, archaeologists discovered evidence of ...

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, ...

You may have heard of meditation in a yoga session, a therapy appointment, in pop culture or in various wellness circles. Meditation is a broad term that includes many types of practice: There's ...