Episode

Finding Hope in Encounter with Christ

Thomas Merton reminds us that “True encounter with Christ liberates something in us, a power we did not know we had, a hope.”

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Pray: Untie knots with Mary’s healing

Christine Valter Paintner offers a mediation to soften knots in our heart, body, and soul through vulnerability.

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Pray: God’s plan evident even in struggle

An essay by Brian Doyle offers an opportunity to meditate on suffering and acceptance.

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Pray: Blessing of the Father

This reading reminds not just fathers and sons, but also mothers, daughters and all those who parent or are parented that God the Father awaits our return from loneliness, anger, jealousy and desolation with His ever-ready blessing.

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Pray: Visio Divina & Being Formed

Painter Joe Anastasi’s pauses in contemplative prayer in order to see the light and dignity of the homeless he serves.

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Exploring the “Waste of Our Being” with Carl McColman

Even in the middle of a noisy world we can be contemplative, accepting our own distractedness.

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On Fire with Personal Authenticity

Even pain, weakness, and brokenness can be a “fire” that spreads to others and leads them to a transformative relationship with God.

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Change in the Church will Come from the Margins: Kaya Oakes

Writer and teacher Kaya Oakes insights by women who teach us that even in midlife we can defy confinement and find ways to remain creative.

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Jessica Mesman: Beyond Beauty in Brokenness

Guest Jessica Mesman reads Graham Greene and discusses how she experiences God through her writing

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