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

AI-powered religious apps blur the line between devotion and digital impersonation, threatening spirituality and mental ...

The third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, is a time to pause and rejoice. Joy is different from happiness and can ...

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.

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

At the Vail Alliance, we define spirituality as the very personal process of connecting to a reality greater than ourselves, ...

"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 ...

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

Nearly 70% of Americans identify with a specific religion, and another 25-to-30% consider themselves spiritual. It turns out, that’s a good thing. A large and growing body of evidence demonstrates ...

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 ...

A thickening of parts of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression – particularly in ...