Creo en Dios! Podcasts
Podcasts for spirtitual reflection

This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan and me at the final session of the Advent faith formation series at St. Thomas Apostle for parishioners of STA and Christ the King.  Our focus this week was the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke.  The podcast runs for 1:05:21.

Direct download: Birth_Narratives.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection I offered at the final sesion of that Advent Retreat in Daily Living at UST law school.  The focus of my talk was on our accpetance of God's invitation to participate in his plan of salvation.  The podcast runs for 27:03.

Direct download: 2012ARDL-4.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection offered by Fr. Dan Griffith at the third gathering of the Advent Retreat in Daily Living at UST School of Law.

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This podcast is a recording of the reflection I gave at the first session of a three-part Advent series at St. Thomas Apostle.  The subject was the Annunciation narratives in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.  The podcast runs for 30:47.

Direct download: Annunciation_Narratives_-_STA.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection I offered at the second gathering of the Advent Retreat in Daily Living at UST.  The theme for this week is God's invitation to su to participate in his plan of salvation.  The podcast runs for 23:44.

Direct download: 2012ARDL-2.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection I gave at the UST Weekly Manna gathering on Nov. 14.  I discussed two points rising out of my reading of one of the parables in Peter Rollins' "The Orthodox Heretic."  The podcast runs for 16:50.

Direct download: Parables.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at St. Thomas Apostle on Nov. 7 on Vatican II and the Role of the Laity.  The podcast, which runs for 35:51, opens with an introduction by Bill Nolan.

Direct download: Laity_Post_V2.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the second segment of a women's retreat day I gave at Church of Christ the King on Nov. 3 on the theme of the Women Who Came Before us.  This talk addressed Latter-Day Women Saints.  The podcast runs for 29:39.

Direct download: Latter_Day_Women_Saints.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the first segment of a women's retreat day I gave on November 3 at Church of Christ the King on the theme of the Women Who Came Before Us.  This first talk first introduces the program and then addressed Women of the Bible.  The podcast runs for 37:38.

Direct download: Women_of_Bible.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the Mid-Day Dialogue held at UST Law School on Oct. 31, 2012, on the subject of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.  Chato Hazelbaker, Mark Osler and I each shared thoughts from our own faith tradition.  The podcast runs for 25:48.

Direct download: heaven_hell_purgatory.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk given by Fr. Dan Griffith and me at a UST mid-day reflection given on the 50th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II. The podcast runs for 43:15

Direct download: Remembering_VII.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan and me at an adult faith formation program at St. Thomas Apostle for parishioners of STA and Christ the King.  The subject is the final two issues in part 2 of the USCCB's document, Faithful Citizenship.  

Direct download: STA_Fall_3.mp3
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This podcast is a recoring of the reflection Jennifer Wright offered at the final gathering of the Fall Reflection Series at UST Law School.  Her subject was our need to forgive ourselves and accept God's forgiveness - and the barriers we face in doing so.  The podcast runs fro 21:41.

Direct download: Forgiveness_-_5.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan and me during the second session of the Adult Faith Formation unit on Faithful Citizenship on Oct. 3.  In it we talk about the first two issues covered in the second part of the USCCB's Faithful Citizenship document - human life and human family.  The podcast runs for 49:00.

Direct download: STA_Fall_2.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Mark Osler at the fourth gathering of the Fall Reflection Series we are offering at UST Law School.  In it, Mark talks about different elements of the process of forgiveness adn the challenges we face in forgiving.  The podcast runs for 24:01.

Direct download: Forgiveness_-_4.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the opening gathering of the adult faith formation program at St. Thomas Apostle for parishioners of STA and Christ the King parishes.  The spekers are Bill Nolan and me.  After an introduction to the the year, some words abou the Year of Faith, and a brief introduction to the major themes of Vatican II, we talked about the first part of Faithful Citizenship.  The podast runs for 49 minutes.

Direct download: STA_Fall_1.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Fr. Dan Griffith at the third gathering of our UST Fall Reflection Series.  Fr. Dan on Christian teachings on forgiveness.  The podcast runs for 25:27.

Direct download: Forgiveness_-_3.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at our Weekly Manna gathering on Thursday, September 20.  The theme of my talk was atonement, particularly apologizing and asking for pardon.  The podcast runs for 16:49.

Direct download: Manna_-_Atonement.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection offered by Chato Hazelbaker at the second session of our Fall Reflection Series on Forgiveness.  Our prayer for the coming week focuses on biblical models of forgiveness and Chato's talk was aimed at orienting us toward those biblical stories. The podcast runs for 25:27.

Direct download: Forgiveness_-_2.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the first session of our Fall Reflection Series on Forgiveness.  I gave an introduction to the program and focused on what failing to forgive does to us.  The podcast runs for 22:28.

Direct download: Forgiveness_-_1.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection I offered at a mini-retreat for incoming law students on the subject of Finding God in All Things.  The podcast runs for 29:43.

Direct download: Finding_God_in_All_Things.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the homily I delivered at an ecumenical Sunday Worship Service on July 9, 2012 at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis.  The podcast runs for 8:03.

Direct download: Lake_Harriet_Homily.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at a Day of Reflection I offered to the Twin Cities Ignatian Assocaites on the themse of "Being Church in Today's World."  This talk, the third and final talk of the day focused on what it means for us to "be a place where God happens."  The podcast runs for 30:33.

Direct download: Place_Where_God_Happens_-_IA12.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the final session of the 4-week program on Jesus' Post-Resurrection Appearances given by me and Bill Nolan at St. Thomas Apostle Parish in Minneapolis.  The focus of my talk was the Great Commissioning in the final chapter of Matthew's Gospel.  The podcast runs for 25:43, with a pause at around 5:20, when we paused to read Chapter 28.

Direct download: Post-Resurrection_-_Matthew.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan at the third gathering of our 4-part series on Jesus' Post-Resurrection appearances.  The focus of this session was Luke and Bill's talk focused on the Emmaus encounter.  The podcast runs for 26:53; there is a break at about 6:56 where I turned the recorder off while we read the passage.

Direct download: Post-Resurrection_-_Luke.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the reflection i offered at our Weekly Manna gathering this week.  I spoke about our call to be prophets and what that means.  The podcast runs for 13:30.

Direct download: Manna_-_Prophets.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk i gave at the second session of the four-week program Bill Nolan and I are giving on the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus.  In it I focus on the final chapter of John's Gospel, with a particular focus on the dialogue between Jesus and Peter.  The podcast runs for 27:03.  (There is a break at about 5:45, where I paused the recorder to read the passage to the participants.

Direct download: Post-Resurrection_-_John.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan at the first session of the four-week program he and I are offering for CTK and STA parishes in Minneapolis.  In this podcast, Bill talks about the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus in Mark's Gospel.  The podcast pauses at the point at which we read the passage to the participants.  The podcast runs for 25:57.

Direct download: Post-Resurrection_-_Mark.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the final gathering of the Lent Retreat in Daily Living I offered at UST Law School this Lent.  The focus of my talk was on the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ and the Coming of the Spirit.  The podcast runs for 20:43.

Direct download: LRDL2012-6.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the fifth gathering of the Lent Retreat in Daily Living at UST Law School this Lent.  The theme of the retreat is Following in the Footsteps of Jesus.  This week my reflection focused on The Seven Last Words of Christ.  The podcast runs for 19:18.

Direct download: LRDL2012-5.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the Saturday evening talk I gave at the women's weekend lent retreat I gave March 9-11, 2012 at St. Ignatius Retreat House.  The theme of the retreat was pilgrimage as a metaphor for our lives and the lenten journey.  This talk focuses on Jesus' story and what we learn from His model of discipleship. The podcast runs for 23:21.

Direct download: Womens_Lent_2012_-_Jesus_Tale.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the final talk I gave during a weekend women's lent retreat I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset, NY on March 9-11, 2012.  The theme of the weekend was Pilgrimage as a Metaphor of our lives and our lenten journey.  This final talk addresssed what it means to be pilgrims in a post-resurrection world.  The podcast runs for 21:29.

Direct download: Womens_Lent_2012_-_Post-Resurrection_Pilgrimage.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of one of the talks I gave at the weekend women's lent retreat at St. Ignatius Retreat House on March 9-11, 2012.  The theme of the retreat is Lent as Pilgrimage.  This talk focused on those who made some false steps on the pilgrims' path - Peter, Judas, Pilate and Thomas.  The podcast runs for 25:48.

Direct download: Womens_Lent_2012_-_False_Steps.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the opening talk I gave at a weekend Women's Lent Retreat at St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset, NY, March 9-11, 2012.  In this opening talk I talk about pilgimage as a metaphor for our lenten journey and our lives, and about how the weekend would process.  After my talk, the retreatants did an exercise that asked them to chart a period of their live, looking at both external events and their spiritual state.  The podcast, which runs for about 20 minutes) ends at hte point when the retreatants began the exercise. (It actually continues to run for a minute or so after I finished giving instructions for the exercise.)

Direct download: Womens_Lent_2012_-_Introduction_R.mp3
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This podcast is the second talk I gave during a weekend women's lent retreat at St. Ignatius Retreat House, March 9-11, 2012.  The theme of the retreat weekend was A Lenten Pilgrimage.  This talk tells the tales of four women who model different aspects of discipleship - Martha, Veronica, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Jesus.  The pocast runs for 26:28.

Direct download: Womens_Lent_2012_-_Discipleship_Tales.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Chato Hazelbaker at the fourth gathering of the Lent Retreat in Daily Living I am offering at UST Law School this Lent.  He talk focused on three models of discipleship: Mary Magdalene, the good Thief, and Nicodemus.  The podcast runs for 28:09.

Direct download: LRDL2012-4.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at St. Ignatius Retreat House in March 8, 2011 on the subject of my forthcoming book, "Growing in Love and Wisdom," which adapts Tibetan Buddhist analytical meditations for Chrsitians.  In my talk, I explored some of hte common values and understandings underlying Christianity and Buddhism and talked about how meditations drawn from the Buddhist tradition can enhance our prayer lives as Christians.  The podcast runs for 42:33. 

Direct download: Growing_in_Love_and_Wisdom.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Mark Osler at the third session of the 2012 Lent Retreat in Daily Living I am offering at UST Law School.  This week the focus was on the "sins" and missteps of those present near the end of Jesus human life.  The podcast runs for 28:40.

Direct download: LRDL2012-3.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the second gathering of participants in the Lent Retreat in Daily Living I am offering at UST Law School this lent.  The theme of the week is Getting to Know This Jesus in Whose Footsteps We Wish to Follow. The podcast runs for 18:53.

Direct download: LRDL2012-2.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of the talk I gave at the first gathering of the Lent Retreat in Daily Living I am offering this year at UST Law School, the theme of which is Following in the Footsteps of Jesus.  The podcast runs for 29:51.

Direct download: LRDL2012-1.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a 2/15 Mid-Day Dialogue of Faith between Mark Osler and me on the subject of Faith and Works.  The podcast runs for 28:36.

Direct download: Faith_and_Works.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at St. Edward's Catholic Church on Sunday, February 12, as part of their "Second Sunday" series.  With Ash Wednesday around the corner, the fous was Lenten prayer.  The podcast runs for 55:17.

Direct download: St._Edwards_Lent.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at a weekend retreat for students and alum in St. Catherine's MAT program designed to give an experience of the Spiritual Exercises.  The subject of this talk was Week 1 of the Exercises.  The podast runs for 29:54.

Direct download: SE_Week_1_-_MAT.mp3
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This is a recording of a talk I gave at a weekend retreat for students and alum of St. Catherine's MAT program.  The weekend was designed to give participants an experience of the Spiritual Exercises. This talk begins by reviewing some Dynamics of Ignatian Prayer and then talks about Week 2 of the Exercises.  The podcast runs for 35:57.

Direct download: SE_Week_2_and_Dynamics_-_MAT.mp3
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This podcast is a recordin of a talk I gave at a women's retreat day at St. Stephen's Episcopal on Jan. 21.  Drawning form Joan Chittister's The Story of Ruth, it tells the story of Ruth and Naomi, identifying in it moments that shape our lives as women.

Direct download: RN_-_Story_of_Ruth.mp3
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This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at a Women's Retreat Day at St. Stephen's Episcopal on January 21.  The theme of hte day wsa Moments in Every Woman's Life and this talk focuses on Loss.

Direct download: RN_-_Loss.mp3
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