In a darkened worship center, illuminated by soft lights and the faint glow of candles, 35 people sit quietly in deep meditation. Eventually, the silence is broken by a monastic ...

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

Meditation can be used as a form of prayer in the Christian faith to connect with and reflect upon the word of God. It commonly consists of focusing on a series of thoughts, such as a passage from ...

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 Techniques for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Inner Calm. Health and Wellbeing. DC Correspondent. ... You can read the Bible, you can make it an occupation.

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 ...