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 ...

People attend Taize, a Christian meditation service at the First Congregational Church on E. St. Vrain Street on Monday, Sept. 24, 2009.

And the Christian, after having welcomed the Word of God, does not keep it closed up within him or herself, because that Word must be met with “another book,” which the Catechism calls “the ...

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.

Finley offers no specific method for meditation, a fact that may be disconcerting for some—mystics, he reminds us, don’t try to explain or define their practices—but he does offer instruction for ...

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 ...

Christian meditation apps—with names like Abide, Pray, One Minute Pause, Soultime, Soulspace, and, for Catholics, Hallow —have entered the scene more recently, adding prayer and Scripture to ...

Brunswick church to christen the wee ones Greater Dimensions Christian Fellowship in Brunswick, Ga., will host a community-wide christening of babies and children during its 11 a.m. service Sunday.