What is meditation, and how do you begin to do it? St. Francis de Sales wrote a wonderful little book called Introduction to ...

For La Mesa resident Janet Hagen, a parishioner at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in San Diego, her mindfulness meditation practice is Centering Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach San Diego ...

Prayer, meditation and contemplation have been woven into the fabric of all the great world religions from ancient times until today. The expressions of gratitude, singing of songs, hymns and ...

The Christian contemplative tradition, largely dormant for the last few centuries, has been reclaimed over the last 40 years or so and is primarily embodied in the practice of centering prayer.

It is a deepening of vocal prayer and an aspiration toward contemplation. Contemplation is a gift given by God. It is when the soul, oftentimes in meditation, is brought to a closer intimacy with God.

The act of reflection is not restricted to self-contemplation but extends to activities such as prayer, meditation and intentional journaling. In a 2021 survey, only 45 percent of Americans reported ...