Lectio divina means reading the Bible with this understanding, as a way of listening to Scriptures as the word of God. This is what Origen meant when he wrote about lectio divina in the third ...

Consider responding to it. The fourth step in lectio divina may be the hardest for modern people. As you read through this passage once more, focus on resting in God’s presence. You don’t need to do ...

In writing this short reflection on lectio divina in relationship to the coming Synod of Bishops.I was again forcefully reminded of the great watershed that the Second Vatican Council has been for ...

Read/Lectio: First "read" creation by walking or looking around slowly, taking in with the senses what is around you. Notice the different colors, shapes, smells, textures. I "read" the incident ...

Lectio divina (divine reading) is a form of contemplative prayer that dates to the third century. Riley describes it as "a practice that arose out of the desert from people determined to become ...

Each Christmas should fill us with the same joy and wonder that the shepherds had upon hearing the angels that first Christmas. The Savior came on that first Christmas to bring us salvation; he ...