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Taking the Long View (Repost)
Episode 259
In this meditation, I invite you to take the long view of practice and to rest in the slow, quiet work it is doing.
We reflect on why we come back to …
17 hours ago
The Inner Room as Inner Sanctuary (Repost)
Episode 258
In this episode, Brother Richard deepens the exploration of the inner room, describing it as an inner sanctuary — a place of safety, refuge and rest.…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Body Scan Meditation (Repost)
Episode 257
In this meditation, I invite you into a body scan practice, learning to be gently present to sensation as it arises.
We begin by noticing sensation it…
2 days, 17 hours ago
Gratitude Meditation: The Beauty of Creation
Episode 256
In this meditation, I continue our series on gratitude by turning our attention towards the beauty of creation and the world in which we live.
We begi…
3 days, 17 hours ago
Beginning Again Meditation
Episode 255
In this meditation, I reflect on a simple teaching from the early desert monks: the work of meditation is the work of beginning again and again.
Every…
4 days, 17 hours ago
Prayer of Saint Francis Meditation (Part 4): Sense and Knowledge
Episode 254
In this meditation, I bring our series on the Prayer of Saint Francis before the Crucifix to a close, reflecting on the final petition of the prayer:…
5 days, 17 hours ago
Emotional Awareness Meditation: Unravelling the Fibres
Episode 253
In this meditation, I explore how meditation can help us move beneath the surface of our emotional life and begin to understand the many influences t…
6 days, 17 hours ago
Coffee Meditation: Mindfulness in an Everyday Moment
Episode 252
In this meditation, I explore how something as ordinary as drinking a cup of coffee can become a contemplative practice. As a Capuchin Franciscan, I …
1 week ago
Elijah Meditation (Part 3): The Earthquake
Episode 251
In this meditation, I return to the story of Elijah in the First Book of Kings and to the archetypal map of meditation practice we find in his experi…
1 week, 1 day ago
Gratitude Meditation: Giving Thanks for Others
Episode 250
In this meditation, I return to the practice of gratitude and focus particularly on giving thanks for the people who have brought goodness, love and …
1 week, 2 days ago