Tue, 29 September 2009
This is a recording of a talk I gave at the University of St. Thomas at the fourth session there of a Fall Prayer Series I'm offering both at UST and at St. Hubert's this fall. During this talk, I explain what this form of meditation is and why and how it might be used by Christians in their prayer. The podcast runs for 31:56, that last 10 minutes or so of which is a guided meditation.
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Sun, 27 September 2009
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.
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Wed, 23 September 2009
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.
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Wed, 16 September 2009
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.
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Wed, 9 September 2009
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.
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Tue, 8 September 2009
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.
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