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

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

This January, I tried something different. Instead of listing goals, I asked myself: If 2026 were a chapter in my life story, ...

"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 ...

Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer. According to a literature review published today in JACC Heart Failure, ...

Think of 2025 as a teacher who noticed things about you that you were too busy to see. Be curious not judgmental.

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 ...

The expectation that modernity would lead to the decline of religion has proven to be a myth. For decades, sociologists like Peter Berger predicted that the advance of science and modernization would ...

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 ...

How do you practice spirituality in your life? Poet Mary Oliver captures the essence of spirituality in just 12 words: "Listen — are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?" In the line ...

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 ...

Oprah Winfrey speaks publicly about her daily spiritual practice—including starting the day with thoughts of gratitude. Arianna Huffington sets intentions for the day and meditates for 30 minutes. And ...