Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds… encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:24-25 As I write these words, ...

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," I offer an Advent reflection on Luke Chapter 1, what I call "Mary's Advent Journey of Nonviolence." Luke tells her story as the three movements of the ...

Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, Our Sunday Visitor (2025), 264 pages, $27.95 The life of nuns can easily captivate the imagination of Catholics and non-Catholics alike from ...

The human senses enable us to discover the presence of God, connect to God in prayer, and open a door to deep contemplation. Visio Divina, a Benedictine method of prayer that augments the long-used ...

Though Dr. Jon Singletary stepped down as dean of the school of social work, he still spends his Thursday mornings supporting the students he once led. When Singletary announced his decision to leave ...

In an age of noise and distraction, silence could be the key to revitalizing struggling churches, according to Christian meditation teacher Chris Whittington. Speaking to Premier Christian News, ...

This is the hilarious moment a woman on a beach in Monterrico, Guatemala sits on top of a tree trunk in a serene, contemplative scene, only to be interrupted by a massive wave. FA Cup draw live: ...

DAYTON - The sky overhead is ashen, and the temperature is 33 degrees. Green and brown leaves hang suspended from the branches of grand old trees - an early frost has robbed them of the traditional ...

To drivers zooming across State Route 161 in western Licking County, they're just barely visible. Drivers might be traveling so fast they miss them. But looking closely, they'll see a collection of ...

Though cloistered and largely unseen, the Poor Clare Sisters in Zimbabwe quietly shape the lives of those around them through hours of contemplative prayer. The Poor Clare Sisters are a congregation ...