understanding of spirituality Likert 1–6, where 6 is a greater spiritual perspective 0.93 hospitalized † Religious wellbeing scales. ‡ Existential wellbeing scales. DAP: Death Attitude Profile; DSES: ...

Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer. According to a literature review published today in JACC Heart Failure, ...

Can spirituality lead to better health outcomes? In this interview, we speak to Dr. Tracy Balboni from Harvard Medical School to find out more! My name is Tracy Balboni, and I'm a radiation oncologist ...

Ignatian prayer is imaginative, reflective, and personal. At the heart of Ignatian prayer are the Spiritual Exercises and the Daily Examen. Learn more about these and other ways of praying at ...

Spirituality should be incorporated into care for both serious illness and overall health, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's ...

After a loved one's death, the author struggled to find the right words when informing friends and family. Many people avoid ...

Many people struggle to maintain a consistent journaling practice despite trying various methods. The key to this practice is consistency, such as writing one line a day, rather than the specific tool ...

What to do when, in the words of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “All that is solid melts into air?” Times of upheaval inspire a search for alternative understandings of reality. This was as true a ...

The expectation that modernity would lead to the decline of religion has proven to be a myth. For decades, sociologists like Peter Berger predicted that the advance of science and modernization would ...

For generations, Black women have navigated a fraught relationship with religion. And for good reason — they've had to contend with purity culture, sexism, and the overall erasure of their unique ...

An acquaintance recently told me that she believes “God is punishing me for being mean to my mom.” In the past, she has also questioned why certain things are happening to her because she is going to ...

The study is the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis to date of scientific literature on health and spirituality. Overlooking spirituality in health care leaves patients feeling disconnected from ...