“You mean, no talking, like not at all?” my sister asked by phone during the two-hour drive to the Royal Way Spiritual Retreat Center in Lucerne Valley. “That’s intense.” It was June 2016, three years ...

Within the Christian tradition, there are three principal ways to pray. Each of these ways are umbrellas that cover vast and diverse forms and types of prayer. The first way of prayer is vocal. It’s ...

Meditation has always struck me as an inefficient use of valuable time. My distinctly Protestant understanding of prayer allowed me to come before God, unencumbered by intercessors or ritualized ...

In 1961, weeks after graduating from high school, James Finley rose one morning before dawn and left a note. In defiance of his father, who had refused to allow him to leave, he boarded a bus for the ...

I was standing in line with God, buying tickets to see ''Monsters University.'' He's a big Billy Crystal fan. "So," I said, "have you heard about these religious atheists?" God gave me a look. "Is ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Insight Meditation Center is hosting the online event, “Self-Compassion for Work Stress and Burnout,” with self-compassion expert Chris Germer from 1 to 2 p.m. this Saturday, ...

The path of prayer is an adventure of the soul as it seeks God. There are many avenues to the path of prayer and each of them has its own place and merit. The three main types of prayer are vocal ...