The backstory of the man featured in Chariots of Fire offers a vision of there being a higher duty than one’s own personal success and national glory

Horrified by Nazi atrocities, this unlikely hero saw it as a sacred duty to risk his life for the sake of persecuted others

Many of us won’t get a choice. But dying rites are not just for those of faith

You don’t have to wear a floral wreath or take milk baths to adhere to a modern goddess philosophy

I don’t want to be ‘McMindful’ but rather extend myself beyond my ‘self’ and contribute to the wellness of all beings

Modern life is stuck on a treadmill and its pace exceeds human limits. What would it look like to step off?

We must ask ourselves what it is that we really need. Only then can we stop our endless consumption and save the planet

I want a spiritual role model who would have understood how to avert a meltdown at school pickup. So who are the women spiritual leaders?

The art of developing a healthy relationship with our own mortality lies in neither avoiding the reality of suffering nor obsessing over it

Ramadan offers inspiration and motivation to grow patience, compassion and self-control

At the heart of selfless service in Sikhism is the genuine desire to alleviate the suffering of others

As creatures of comfort we rarely court hardships, but Lent gives us an opportunity to give something up for a greater outcome

I no longer belong to the Christian religion but I can pray to mother wolf or the divine mystery and feel better

After being forced to flee my home and leave my family behind, it has been my faith, passed on to me by my late father, that has got me through

According to some major religions, work is a crucial arena for spiritual connection

I found Saturnalia and Sinterklaas and learned that December has always been about hope, which is surely something to celebrate

The struggle for peace starts well before conflict arises – with small acts of tolerance and compassion

Left unchecked, work will rule your life. If we can’t entirely exorcise the work demon, we should, frankly, make it harder for it to do its thing

Show up for all of your child’s moments – the good, the bad and the ugly – in an undiscriminating way

I wanted to help my daughter navigate the choppy waters of adolescence. It started with creating our own ritual