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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(RNS) — Rachael Reynolds is a busy wife and mom of three who, like many parents, suddenly has been tasked with home-schooling her children and managing the anxiety of a pandemic. Reynolds, 34, also is ...

The Dalai Lama and Friar Laurence Freeman in conversation.(ABC RN/Rachael Kohn) Christian meditation is increasingly popular, not only among adults seeking spiritual support in a materialistic age, ...

In 1961, weeks after graduating from high school, James Finley rose one morning before dawn and left a note. In defiance of his father, who had refused to allow him to leave, he boarded a bus for the ...

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 ...

Rachael Reynolds is a busy wife and mom of three who, like many, suddenly has been tasked with home-schooling her children and managing the anxiety of a pandemic. Reynolds, 34, also is a registered ...