My dear friend, Ralph Lane, wrote poetry in his retirement years. One such poem, entitled, “I Will Never Be a Mystic,” reads: “I will never be a mystic and to be honest, I am not really trying though ...

The protesters at the ICE facility outside Chicago are not an angry mob. We’re just people who believe in due process and free speech. Sandra Teresa Soledad Montes Vela, a lay executive council member ...

Each of the Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — has a mystical path. Jews call their tradition Kabbalah. Muslims have Sufism. And Christians have, well, the mystics. (Though until ...

At its most basic level, the word “mysticism” refers to a direct, intimate union of a person with God through contemplation and love. The Scripture readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter can help ...

At 19, when I was struggling to discern whether I had a vocation to the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minors), the following words flowed spontaneously out of my mouth as I prayed one night: "Lord, if ...

There are those of faith who worship only during holidays and those who worship weekly. Then there are those who take steps to deepen their faith so much it becomes a mystical experience. The Rev.

Bernard McGinn, a professor at the University of Chicago, discussed his upcoming book Mysticism in the Reformation as a part of the Lowell Humanities Series on Wednesday night. His upcoming work kept ...

I come from a different faith tradition than David Limbaugh. I would like to address the question of the connection of mysticism to Christianity. Limbaugh stated that mysticism is a Hindu idea with ...

Attending a conference on “Mysticism, Mystical Phenomena, and Holiness” at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith affirms the Holy Spirit's ...

(RNS) — In his new book, ‘Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor,’ Michael Battle delves into the ways Tutu’s religious formation shaped a vision that helped topple apartheid ...