The first time University of Virginia alumnus Jeff Walker meditated, it was on Grounds. More than four decades later, the site of his first meditation is home to the Contemplative Sciences Center, ...

Cloistered religious women gathered at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome Nov. 21 for an event marking the 65th edition of Pro Orantibus Day. The conference addressed the overhaul of ...

The Vatican today published Pope Francis’ new apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative life, Vultum Dei quaerere (Seeking the Face of God). The document, signed on the feast of Sts. Peter and ...

Growing up near a lake in Florida, I learned that if I was quiet enough, I might hear the breath of a manatee as it floated to the surface for air. Catching a sign of these gentle "sea cows" always ...

Students may continue to declare this minor through the end of Spring 2026. This minor will no longer be available to be declared beginning Fall 2026. All declared students will be fully supported to ...

The Contemplative Court at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Jason Flakes The Contemplation Court at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American ...

Revered by the leaders of the civil rights movement for his mysticism, not his activism, and for his pastoral presence, not his political strategy, theologian Howard Thurman is to many people a ...

As a therapist, when I’m working with my adult clients, we tend to focus on processing how the past affects the present, and ways to change thoughts habits, and behaviors. When working with parents ...