Think of 2025 as a teacher who noticed things about you that you were too busy to see. Be curious not judgmental.

Three candles burn now: hope, peace, and joy. Next week, we turn toward love, the culmination of everything Advent builds.

This period, known as Emmanuel or "God with us," shifts the focus from anticipation to presence. Five candles burn on the ...

(RNS) — In a year marked by political violence and collective unease, writers on religion and spirituality offered ...

The fourth Sunday of Advent is symbolized by lighting the final candle on the wreath, representing love. This Advent season ...

Spirituality means different things to different people; it does take into account a belief in a higher power or say something bigger than ourselves along with a determined search for greater meaning.

The second week of Advent focuses on finding peace by intentionally slowing down. The author suggests a practice of taking 60 ...

The study is the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis to date of scientific literature on health and spirituality. Overlooking spirituality in health care leaves patients feeling disconnected from ...

"At least you got pregnant! What a blessing!" As I digested these words from a well-meaning acquaintance, I wanted to spit them out immediately. I had just suffered a miscarriage, and in the midst of ...

What to do when, in the words of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “All that is solid melts into air?” Times of upheaval inspire a search for alternative understandings of reality. This was as true a ...

The expectation that modernity would lead to the decline of religion has proven to be a myth. For decades, sociologists like Peter Berger predicted that the advance of science and modernization would ...

Oprah Winfrey speaks publicly about her daily spiritual practice—including starting the day with thoughts of gratitude. Arianna Huffington sets intentions for the day and meditates for 30 minutes. And ...