Contemplative spirituality and practices of silence can not only help you re-center amidst stress like many are facing due to COVID-19, but they also help you see your deep convictions, motivations, ...

If you read this column regularly, you may recall my two previous articles about prayer. The first was about establishing the ...

Join Heartland Center for Spirituality for a unique day-long retreat and explore the Christian tradition of contemplative listening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 14. Guided by Sr. Annie Killian, OP, ...

“So that contemplation can be whole, it must consist of both inward solitude and reflection, and an outward response to the situations in which we find ourselves present and awake." In this very first ...

What would it mean to queer contemplation? To disentangle contemplative spirituality from heteronormativity, patriarchy, and Eurocentricity, and instead engage with openness, curiosity, and a little ...

When the Church approaches contemplative prayer, she is led to give multiple and different definitions in her attempt to explain what it is. The multiple definitions are needed since no one definition ...

If you’ve never been on a pilgrimage or contemplative retreat, now is your chance. From Sept. 23-27, Franciscan Spiritual Connections will host a contemplative retreat, Earth and Soul: Reweaving ...

Betty Cole leads an interfaith meditation practice at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. It’s in this Gothic Revival church in Pasadena, California, that Betty ...

St. Teresa’s thoughts on encountering and living with God are much shaped by her position as an outsider to the hierarchical world of her day—a woman, and someone from a Jewish background. With rich ...