Abundance – Hiroshima Day
Hiroshima Day Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations “How can I be more holy?” We don’t have to make ourselves holy. We already are, and we just don’t know it yet. In…
Read moreThe Importance of Listening
We don’t teach meditation to the young monks. They are not ready for it until they stop slamming doors. Thich Nhat Hanh to Thomas Merton in 1966
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Why We Shout in Anger
A Hindu saint who was visiting the River Ganges to take bath, found a group of family members on the banks shouting in anger at each other. He turned to…
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“Deep silence leads us to suspect that, in the first place, prayer is acceptance. A person who prays is a person standing with their hands open to the world. They…
Read moreObaudire
From; The Gift of Saint Benedict, by Verna A. Holyhead SGS and Lynne Muir. John Garrett Publishing, Victoria, Australia. 2002. Pp. 32-33 In contemporary life we may seem to spend…
Read moreIntention: faith or science?
Intentionality & The Field of God’s Love Firstly let us consider the nature and exploration of the science of Intention. Secondly let us consider particular intentions being held in the Field of God’s Love –…
Read moreDesert Wisdom
Sayings of the Desert Fathers Introduced by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Translation and art by Yushi Nomura, Orbis Books, New York, 2001 p. xii [Monks in Egypt and Japan seek to…
Read moreSet Pools of Silence
“Incarnate Word, in whom all nature lives, Cast flame upon the earth: raise up contemplatives among us, men who walk within the fire of ceaseless prayer impetuous desire. Set pools…
Read moreContemplation: the Axis Mundi
Father Teilhard de Chardin speaks in his book The Divine Milieu of a nun praying in a chapel in a desert place and, as she prays, all the forces of…
Read moreJung on the Shadow: Broadening of Consciousness
Carl Jung said that “the Shadow is the person that we’d rather not be.” He explains that the Shadow is the side of our personality which we do not consciously…
Read moreMindfulness of Heart – Douglas Park, 2013
Mindfulness of Heart St. Mary’s Towers Retreat Centre, Douglas Park NSW The popular practice of Mindfulness explored in the context of a Spirituality of the Heart offering fresh perspective and…
Read moreMindfulness Prayer Day and Seminars – Heart of Life, 2013
Prayer Day – “Mindfulness and Meditation” Saturday 26th March, 2013 – 10am to 3.30pm Facilitated by Chris Chaplin msc —————————————- Seminars – “Mindfulness and Meditation” Five Wednesdays – February 27,…
Read moreRadiant Beauty
After recently seeing the film Life of Pi, the scene of Pi in awe at the fluorescent ocean (image left), found its way into my breath meditation. The following poem,…
Read moreUnderstanding a Spiritual Crisis
by Gord Riddell and Kathy Ryndak The process of spiritual awakening is most often an uncomfortable and painful event. While many people may have an interest in the spiritual realms and…
Read moreSeminars – Heart of Life, 2012
Story Telling and Visual Images in Spiritual Direction June 25 – 29: An opportunity to work with an esteemed mentor presented itself to me in June when I joined Peter…
Read moreThe Slow Movement
Time to Usher Out the Fast and the Furious by Rob Moodie The Age – National Times. Opinion. January 2, 2010 THE more information we seek, the more unwanted information…
Read moreThe Practice of Meditation
During his days at the Ashram, St. Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, Fr. Vyn Bailey msc guided many of us on the path of meditation practice. The following is some his…
Read moreLiving Life Deliberately
Mindfulness takes awareness into the whole of life. The goal of mindfulness is living life deliberately in the Presence of God, and not “sleepwalking” throughout life. God is always with…
Read morePoems of John of the Cross
Click here for PDF of my favourite poems of John of the Cross and some notes on the stanzas of The spiritual Canticle and chapter notes on The Ascent of…
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