Breath prayers are short prayers that coincide with inhaling and exhaling. They originate from the “Jesus Prayer” practiced by the Eastern Orthodox Church beginning as early as the third and ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What are breath prayers, and why include them in your book? The way I practice it, it’s connecting simple phrases to the breath.

Breath Prayer Sit comfortably and close your eyes. Focus on your breathing as you inhale and exhale. There is no need to alter your breathing or push in any way. Just listen to your breath. If your ...

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, finding moments of genuine peace and tranquility can feel like a distant dream. Yet, ...

While our breath itself can become a prayer, we still need set times for prayer. Our resting in God’s presence compels us to seek him in a more expressive form of prayer.

Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick reflects back on his time as a tobacco smoker and how he finally traded his pipe in for prayer.

Kashmir lately remembered Ameer Kabir, the saint who crossed snow-clad mountains to cradle masses in the arms of faith. That beloved Persian priest brought to our vale not just Islam, but an ...

Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick reflects back on his time as a tobacco smoker and how he finally traded his pipe in for prayer.

In her new book Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human, Cole Arthur Riley centers Black emotions, experiences, memories and bodies in every prayer, mantra and poem.