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 ...

As a Christian, is it difficult to find somewhere or someone you can trust with your life’s details? Are you imprisoned by pain, emotions, bad habits, or difficult relational dynamics? I am a biblical ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

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 ...

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 ...

When people claim they just don't have time to meditate, Fr. Laurence Freeman points to his friends in the business world. He says they're better examples for others than he is. "If I speak about ...

One of my favorite meditation instructors likes to say that meditation is the thing we’re all really happy other people do. We know meditation has countless mental and physical health benefits, but ...

Meditation and yoga are powerful tools for healing. They reduce stress and inflammation. These practices improve cognitive function and emotional regulation. They complement medical treatments for ...