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 ...

Laurie Wevers, left, 35, a mental health therapist and spiritual director from San Diego, and Tracy Bindel, 30, a law student and anti-racism activist from Boston, stand with a cardboard cutout of ...

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 ...

In historic appointment, Sarah Mullally will be the first female archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally has been named the next archbishop of Canterbury, a historic decision by the Church of England ...

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 ...

Soon there was another great meeting of professors and a captain whose name of Amor Stoddard came in. They were discoursing of the blood of Christ, and as they were discoursing of it, I saw, through ...

Good Friday and Easter Sunday commemorating crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ exemplify Christian mysticism and principles of universal spirituality. These two events give ample evidence ...

Using both symbols and words, some 800 women religious from around the world sat down together here to begin exploring links between mysticism and prophecy with the aim of energizing the lives of the ...

Magic Quest: The Solitary Christian Mysticism Manual reveals the path that you can take to practice Christian mysticism on your own and in the comfort of your home. Indeed, so many witches, wizards, ...

For All Saints Day on Nov. 1, guest columnist Michael Patrick O'Brien tells the story of a Utah native and mystic who ...