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 ...
St. Paul encourages us to “not be anxious about anything.” But how to attain such peace in our world so filled with peril and strife, as it surely was in Paul’s day, and in every chapter of history?
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 ...
Whenever we approach a great mystery, words fail and we cannot fully express what we’re encountering. In the interior life, when we receive a revelation from God, we are oftentimes led to give ...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt5hjvdz.3 You have in your hands an introduction to a set of practices and a way of being that many of us are seeking as our ...
Taizé worship, originating from France, incorporates music and prayers with songs in many languages, including chants and icons from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Kinley Lange has been working as a ...
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 ...
Meditation helped the Rev. David Peck when he played soccer in college. “Taking a penalty kick is more contemplative than active,” says Peck, rector at St. James Episcopal Church. “It’s all about ...
We will bring awareness to this important part of us through guided meditation and bring it to life by applying art as a contemplative tool. You will receive tools to access your power and force, and ...
Guest blogger Jeff Genung is co-founder and President of Contemplative Life http://contemplativelife.org, a non-profit technology company that helps connect people ...