Within a safe, empathetic and non-judgemental environment I will collaboratively work with you to identify your needs and goals. With compassion, empathy and care for all who find themselves in need, ...

Sr. Maria Elena Romero compares the work of contemplative life in this historic Synod of Bishops to that of the soldiers who guard for attacks in the rear of a mass of soldiers during battle. "There ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged people to embrace the contemplative dimension of being human both in prayer and their daily lives. In his general audience address on May 5, the pope said that the ...

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 ...

For 11 hours a day, Lan Anh Pham ’18 meditated under rigorous Vipassana tradition in rural Wisconsin as part of a 10-day meditation retreat during her sophomore year. Upon returning to Brown, she was ...

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 ...

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 ...

This entry on the contemplative life in the Catholic Encyclopedia explains that there are various degrees of contemplation one can obtain depending on one’s attachment to the world, one’s duties and ...

The Vatican published an instruction Tuesday aimed at applying norms established in Pope Francis' 2016 apostolic constitution on women's contemplative orders, which emphasizes the need for networks of ...

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