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

A recognition of our shared capacity for the divine could instill in us a renewed reverence for the dignity of life in our ...

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.

MAAsterG [email protected] People often say religion and spirituality are the same. But there is a big difference.

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 ...

Scientific research on the relationship between spirituality, religion, and mental health has grown exponentially over the ...

Religion and spirituality have distinct but complementary influences on health, new research indicates. A new theoretical model defines the two distinct pathways. "Religion helps regulate behavior and ...

For generations, Black women have navigated a fraught relationship with religion. And for good reason — they've had to contend with purity culture, sexism, and the overall erasure of their unique ...

Once reserved for that one woo-woo friend who does a lot of yoga, we’ve seen things like crystals, tarot cards, and other symbols of spirituality go mainstream recently. The shift is evident across ...

Spirituality has become a topic of much interest in recent times in the scientific community. This includes the convergence of advances related to the role of spirituality in self-help groups, health ...