I understand that yoga can be a controversial practice. But for many of us older people, it helps us pay attention to our bodies and our minds, to the way they can work together for our health and well-being.
Spirituality
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Go on retreat with Pope Francis this Lent
Austen Ivereigh joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss his latest book, First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis.
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Podcast: Prayer, fasting and…working out? What is Exodus 90?
Professor Terence Sweeney joins Jesuitical to talk about Exodus 90—why people love it, what it leaves out and what Catholics who don’t participate can learn from it.
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André 3000’s ‘New Blue Sun’ is a spiritual jazz masterpiece
André 3000’s new album and accompanying tour, “New Blue Sun,” highlights the spiritual restlessness of an artist who has achieved everything, but is still searching for meaning by looking towards the heavens.
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Introducing ‘The Word’ Scripture reflections app
With ‘The Word’ app, America readers can enrich their spiritual lives with a deeper engagement with Scripture through daily reflections from America staff and select guest voices.
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What I’ve learned about life—and death—by distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday
There’s something distinctive about the physical and spiritual intimacy of distributing ashes.
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Ash Wednesday lessons from my Catholic high school days
It is a radical thing to declare oneself a sinner, but on Ash Wednesday, we willingly wear that sign of guilt across our foreheads.
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The Catholic Case for Galentine’s Day
Feeling conflicted about eating those heart-shaped chocolates on Ash Wednesday this year? Try celebrating Galentine’s Day with your gal pals on Feb. 13 instead.
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This Lent, let yourself be bored
As Lent draws nearer, we can begin to reflect: Do we open our hearts to God as we go about our days? Or are we disrupting every spiritual inclination with notifications and news feeds?
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How Julian of Norwich’s writings on suffering have helped me as a cancer patient
“If we come to understand that God suffers alongside us as one who truly knows what it means to suffer, our anger morphs into love and our suffering mysteriously becomes a means of transformation.”