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 ...

Psychosocial stress is a major contributor to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, according to a new commentary published in Nature Reviews Cardiology. The article reviews decades of scientific ...

There are many people who, at one time or another in their lives, have trouble meditating. For example, they become incapable of focusing their minds on incidents from the life of Our Lord. They find ...

BUFFALO, New York: When Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata travels, he brings water with him from Japan. He says this is the only way to make truly authentic dashi, the flavourful broth essential to ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search that I conducted in January for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits. The practice is ...

Meditation is a practice that trains your mind to focus and redirect thoughts. Research suggests it may help reduce physiological markers of stress, such as cortisol and heart rate. Regular meditation ...