For St. Teresa, holiness begins not in lofty thoughts but in daily conversation with the One who loves us most.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for ...

A precious object finds its way home. By Ken Schlager It started with an email. The subject line: “Sylvia Kanner’s Siddur.” Kanner was my late mother’s maiden name. Siddur is the Hebrew word for ...

Photo by Serafima Lazarenko via Unsplash. God can be found in the most challenging of places. When faced with difficulties, we have a choice to listen to him or to go our own way. We asked readers to ...

When the Hebrew words felt empty, a rabbi suggested thinking of it as “Wow! Please? Thank you." By Jodi Rudoren As part of “Believing,” The New York Times asked several writers to explore a ...