“How necessary then is this deep listening. Without it, we miss God. We miss our vocations. And we miss the intimacy and the depth to which He is calling each one of us.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Receptivity to God’s love and returning that love is the great work of our lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Dan Burke explains Lectio Divina.
The Eucharist, the sacred banquet, is a mystery that evokes a certain kind of contemplation.
Nothing can spark and fan the flames of desire — of longing, love, awe, and reverence — quite like music can when it is skillfully directed to the task.
Dr. Anthony Lilles explains that “true wisdom requires an encounter with the Lord that humbles the intellect and holds every thought captive.”
David Torkington expounds on the difference between authentic Christian contemplation and its counterfeits.
In Union with God, Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen lays out for us a time-tested path toward achieving complete intimacy with God, the path first mapped out centuries ago by the Church’s acclaimed master of the contemplative life, St. John of the Cross.
What’s wrong with the phrase “I am a contemplative?” Dan Burke explains.
Contemplative prayer is the powerhouse for the renewal of not only the human heart, but the entire Church, Anthony Lilles reflects.
