This is a recording of the talk I gave during the second gathering of the four week Advent Retreat in Daily Living I'm giving at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.  Our theme for this week is God's Invitation and my talk focused on the invitations contained in our Advent scriptures.  The podcast runs for 23:12. 

This podcast is the fourth in a series based on the 8-day guided retreat I gave this past summer at St. Ignatius Retreat House on the theme, <em>The Gift of an Awakened Heart</em>.  It seeks to help us get in touch with our call to gift the world with our awakened hearts, to know that we are each individually called by God to go out into the world.  The vehicle I use for doing that in this podcast is our baptism vows.  Reflecting on the radical nature of the three promises first made on our behalf at our Baptism, and remade by us each time we recite the Creed, helps us get in touch wil our call to gift the world with our love.  The length of this podcast is 19:11.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during the first meting of the UST 2009 Advent Retreat in Daily Living.  The talk focused on Advent as a time of longing, our longing for God. The invitation during this first week is for the participants to get in touch with their own longing for God, focusing on what they need for God.  The rubric I invited them to use for doing that is the "O" Antiphones, the seven antiphons that are chanted or recited during the octave before Christmas.  I talked about both the structural pattern and the content of the antiphons.  The podcast runs for 23:49. 

This is a recording of a talk I gave during a mid-day reflection at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on the four cardinal virtues.  I address each of the four virtues - temperence, fortitude, justice and prudence and talk about what they mean in our lives.  The podcast runs for 24:24.

This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at St. Hubert's as part of the Fall Prayer Series I'm offering this fall at UST and at St. Hubert's.  In the talk I speak of one of Thomas Merton's foundational religious experiences and also a little about one of the great mystical writers of the 14th century, Julian of Norwich.  The podcast runs for 27:14.

This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on the subject, Sprituality Across Faith Traditions.  The talk identifies three dynamics that find expression in all major world religions.  (The podcast runs for 32:45.)

This podcast is the second in a series drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House this summer on the theme of The Gift of an Awakened Heart.  It talks about the miconceptions that prevent us from opening ourselves fully to God's love and that inhibit awakening our hearts.  The length of the podcast is 15:51.

This week's session of the Fall Prayer Series at St. Thomas focused on Centering Prayer.  Because Centering Prayer is not a regular part of my own prayer practice, the session was facilitated by Jennifer Wright.  This podcast (which runs for 26:22) is a recording of the talk she gave.

This is a recording of a talk I gave at the University of St. Thoams at the second session there of a Fall Prayer Series I'm offering both at UST and at St. Hubert's this fall.  During this talk, I address why poetry, art and music can be useful elements of our prayer and suggested some ways of using them in our prayer. The podcast runs for 15:37.

This is a recording of a talk I gave at the University of St. Thoams at the first session there of a Fall Prayer Series I'm offering both at UST and at St. Hubert's this fall.  During this talk I give a brief introduction to the series and some basic instrucion in two methods of praying with Scripture.  The podcast runs for 22:22.

This podcast is the first in a series drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House this summer on the theme of The Gift of an Awakened Heart.  Drawn from two of the talks I gave, it first identifikes the qualities of awakened heart and then talks about what it means to live out of that awakened heart.  The length of the podcast is 22:03.

Many people struggle with feelings of unworthiness, worrying that they are not really lovable by God. During a retreat several years ago, I had a powerful experience praying with the Hymn to Love in St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. I talk about the experience and the use of this passage as way of lessenting this struggle in this brief reflection.  The length of this podcast is 9:26.

This podcast offers a brief reflection of Jesus instruction to his disciples in Matthew's Gospel to be "the light of the world."  The podcast runs for 7:44.

This is a recording of the brief talk I gave at the University of St. Thomas at the final group session of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living I gave at UST and at St. Hubert’s.  In it I talked a little more about praying with the resurrected Christ and about the Contemplatio, a prayer exercise that comes at the end of the Spiritual Exercises.  The podcast ends with a short guided reflection on the graces of the retreat.  The podcast runs for 14:51.

This is a recording of the talk I gave at UST today, durign the weekly meeting of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living I’m giving at UST and at St. Hubert’s. In this podcast, I talk a little more about the experience of praying with the Passion (which I spoke about in the last session), about "Tomb Day" in the Ignatian Exercises, and about praying with the resurrected Jesus. (The podcast runs for 14:46.)

This is a recording of the talk I gave during this week's session of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living I’m giving at UST and at St. Hubert’s. The talk addresses Ignatius' approach to decisionmaking. (The podcast runs for 26:21.)

This is the fifth and last in the series, Reclaiming Who I Am, based on a 3-day women's retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in February 2008. The first two podcasts in this series focused on the myths we live with as humans and as women that prevent us from seeing ourselves as God sees us.  They represent what we must “lay down.”  The next three podcasts in the series address what we need to reclaim.  Having talked in about our need to see ourselves as the beloved of God and to recognize our giftedness, this final podcast reflects on what it means to say that each of us is individually called by God.  The length of this podcast is 15:56.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during the fourth weekly group meeting of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living I’m giving at the University of St. Thomas.  The talk addresses spiritual consolation and spiritual desolation.  ( podcast runs for 14:56.)

This is a recording of the talk I gave during the third week of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living at the University of St. Thomas.  During this past week, the prayer focused on sin (Week One of the Spiritual Exercises). This week, the prayer moves into Week 2 of the Spiritual Exercises, which is all about seeking the grace fo know, love and follow Jesus more closely.  The talk briefly addresses the early discourgement that sometimes arises during a retreat like this, introduces the Ignatian Triple Colloquy and then talks about the transition between Week 1 and Week 2 of the Spirtiual Exercises. Near the end of the talk, I also speak a little about the prayer material for the upcoming week. The podcast runs for 23:40.

Marian Apparitions, is the sixth and final podcast in a series drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. The podcast relates the story of two of the more famous Marian apparitions and reflects on both Mary\’s message and our reaction to the stories of her appearances.  The podcast runs for 14:58.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during the the second meeting of the Lenten Retreat in Daily Living at UST.  This week, the retreatant's prayer moves into Week 1 of the Spiritual Exercises, which focues on sin. This talk briefly addressing certain dynamics of Ignatian prayer and then giving instruction in praying a daily examen, a prayer that is a useful addition to everyone’s daily prayer, but that is particularly recommended by St. Ignatius during Week 1 of the Exercises. Toward the end, I also speak a little about the prayer material for the upcoming week.  The podcast runs for 19:41.

This is a recording of the talk I gave at the opening session of the Retreat in Daily Living I am giving at the University of St. Thomas.  It provides an introduction to St. Ignatius and the Spiritual Exercises, the scheme of which is followed during these weeks of prayer.  It also gives some basic instruction in praying with scripture and some other dynamics of Ignatian prayer.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during a mid-day student reflection at the University of St. Thomas law school earlier this week.  It attempts to identify some of the things that block us from receiving God's love, that prevent us from being all we can be for the life of the world.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during a mid-day reflection for students of the University of St. Thomas School of Law on January 28.  The reflection invited participants to consider ways in which we decide that certain people are fundamentally “not us” and to start to think about how we might relinquish the attitudes that prevent our full loving encounter with Christ disguised as an “other.”  (19:55)

This podcast, titled Mary, Prophet of Justice, is the fifth in a planned series of six podcasts drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. The podcast reflects on Mary’s proclamation of hope expressed in the Magnificat and what that message means for us today. (The podcast runs for 18:29.)

This podcast, titled Mary, Mother of the Church, is the fourth in a planned series of six podcasts drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. It begins with Jesus' words to Mary and John at the foot of the cross and explores what it means to call Mary the Mother of the Church.  (The podcast runs for 18:02.)

This is a recording of a talk I gave during the final session of an Advent Retreat in Daily Living I offered at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.  My final talk had the goal of helping us to focus on what gift we will offer the Christ child as we kneel before the creche on Christmas morning.  To do that, I used the Van Dyke story, The Story of the Other Wise Man.  The presentation is part summary, part reading of a story that I re-read each Christmas.

This podcast is drawn from a reflection on John the Baptist that I gave at an Advent communion service for the elderly and homebound using the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent.  The talk focuses first on what is special about John and then on his message, which is as applicable to us as we prepare for Christ's coming today as it was for the people John spoke to before the birth of Christ.  The length of the podcast is 10:24.

This is a recording of a talk I gave during the first session of an Advent Retreat in Daily Living, which I am currently offering at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.  During this talk I introduce the retreat, explaining how a retreat in daily living operates, and talk about the prophets of Advent, focusing on Isaiah.

This podcast, titled Mary, Mother of God, is the third in a planned series of six podcasts drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. It uses Luke's account of the Visitation as an entre into a consideration of what calling Mary the Mother of God says about Jesusa and about Mary. (The podcast runs for 17:58.)

This is a recording of a short talk I gave on Catherine of Siena at the final gathering of participants in the Fall Retreat in Daily Living I just finished presenting at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on the theme of Praying With the Mystics.  The podcast runs for 16:15.

This podcast is the third in the series, Reclaiming Who I Am, drawn from a retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House from Feb. 28-March 2, 2008.

This is a recording of the introductory talk I gave on John of the Cross today at the gathering of participants in the Fall Retreat in Daily Living I'm currently giving at the University of St. Thomas School of Law on the theme of Praying With the Mystics.  The podcast runs for 12:40.

This is a recording of the talk I gave on Julian of Norwich at the weekly meeting of our Fall Retreat in Daily Living earlier today.  (The recording runs for 19 minutes.) 

This was my first effort at using a new digital recorder as I was making a presentation and I probably had the microphone too close, so the sound is a little tinny.  At some point, I'll replace this with a newly recorded version of the talk.

This podcast, titled Mary, First Disciple , is the second in a planned series of six podcasts drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. It considers Mary’s actions at the wedding feast as Cana as an entry into a consideration of Mary as a model of discipleship. (The podcast runs for 14:01.)

Martha's Faith is based on a post-communion reflection I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset, New York, on July 29, 2008, the feast of St. Martha.  The podcast length is 7:45.

This is the second podcast in the series, Reclaming Who I Am.  As its title suggests, it explores myths about ourselves that women are particularly susceptible to.

This podcast is the first in a series drawn from a retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in February 2008 titled: Reclaiming Who I Am.  It addresses the myths we live with that inhibit our ability to see ourselves as God sees us and thus to be fully open to his love.

Mary’s Yes is the first in a planned series of six podcasts (at least I think there will be six) drawn from an 8-day guided retreat I gave in June 2007, on the theme of Embracing Mary. This podcast runs for 16:57. 

(The voice in the introduction is that of my daughter, who did the technical work required for the recording and editing of this podcast.)