Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

Sunday was the very last mass at St Benedict's Monastery in old Snowmass. For over 70 years, a spirit of contemplation has ...

Conceived as a close-listening mehfil, the evening brings together chants and bhajans rooted in Indian classical tradition allowing voice, silence, and tempo to unfold without interruption. Kavita ...

On most Monday nights, the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church — with its vaulted ceilings, stone arches and stained-glass windows — seamlessly transforms into a space of quiet contemplation.

Live Nativity: with live actors and animals from 5 to 8 p.m. at Christ Church North Bay at 6965 Redwood Blvd. in Novato. Go to ccnb.org. Monday Nativity prefeast: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox ...

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," I offer an Advent reflection on Luke Chapter 1, what I call "Mary's Advent Journey of Nonviolence." Luke tells her story as the three movements of the ...

This year, Thanksgiving turkeys might need a prayer, not a pardon, as bird flu cases rise. But you don’t need to fret about Thanksgiving dinner. As long as you cook your turkey to 165°F, you will be ...

When the heart stopped, awareness didn’t. I floated above the table, watching the doctors panic — and a calm voice said, “Not yet.” Then came the light, and with it, a vision of Earth glowing with ...

OREM — When Dr. Ben Carson was a young medical student, he did so poorly on his first set of comprehensive exams that he was summoned to speak to his academic counselor. The counselor reviewed ...

For St. Teresa, holiness begins not in lofty thoughts but in daily conversation with the One who loves us most. Francesco Unterperger (1706-1776), “St. Teresa of Ávila,” Museum of Modern and ...

Visitors to Marquette University have long been able to slip inside Joan of Arc Chapel, a 15th century stone building, for a moment of meditation. Through Dec. 20, they can also turn to another ...