MADRID — The Spanish bishops’ conference said that the “mindfulness” movement and other Eastern meditation techniques cannot be considered a “properly Christian” practice of prayer.

The meditation technique described by the bishops is often referred to as "mindfulness" in the West. But techniques focused on the self "can hardly be compatible with Christian prayer, in which ...

Meditation and mindfulness apps have boomed in the last decade, part of the trend of the year that Apple noted in 2018: self-care apps, particularly those focused on mental health. (AP/John Minchillo) ...

It involves study, reflection, and rumination. Unlike mystical meditation, Christian meditation sees understanding as the product of thinking on whatsoever is virtuous (Phil. 4:8).

Christian meditation is not possible without the Holy Spirit. It is he who guides us to the encounter with Jesus. Jesus said to us, ‘I will send you the Holy Spirit.

But everyone, the religious enthusiast may ask with rhetorical flourish, should be a Christian, don’t you agree? It depends, comes the answer. It depends on what you mean by it.

Christian meditation involves "going to Jesus and from Jesus, to meet ourselves — healed, risen, strong — because of the grace of Jesus. And to encounter Jesus, the savior of all, including me.

In the two years since the Christian Science Church left the complex, taggers have defaced the back of the building repeatedly, and vandals have broken several stained-glass windows.

Meditation and mindfulness apps have boomed in the last decade, part of the trend of the year that Apple’s App Store noted in 2018: self-care apps, particularly those focused on mental health ...