Meditations

Video Series: Prayer of Silence: Using Breath to Recenter

January 17, 2022

By Kathy Keary
Some shy away from the prayer of silence because of distractions. In this video, we will focus on our breath to recenter ourselves.

Video Series: Breath as a Threshold to the Present Moment

January 10, 2022

By Kathy Keary
Focusing on our breath invites us to the present moment, a fruitful spiritual practice.

Video Practice: Creative Journaling to Usher in 2022

January 3, 2022

By Kathy Keary
The new year offers us a chance to redirect our focus on what truly matters – to re-create ourselves as we endeavor to become more and more the person God created us to be.

Video Practice: Visio Divina with the Nativity

December 20, 2021

By Kathy Keary
As we continue our video series on contemplative prayer and with Christmas fast approaching, let's take a moment using visio divina and journaling to pause and reflect on that graced moment when the Christ child was born.

Video Practice: Journaling: Welcoming Jesus

December 13, 2021

By Kathy Keary
As we warmly welcome Jesus into our lives, we will put pen to paper to express all that is stirring within.

Video Practice: Visio Divina: The Peaceable Kingdom

December 6, 2021

By Kathy Keary
In Visio Divina, art becomes the sacrament that opens our hearts to the indwelling Spirit of God. The visible makes the invisible present in a palpable way.

Video Practice: Lectio Divina: ‘A Bud Shall Blossom’

November 29, 2021

by Kathy Keary
The practice of Lectio Divina opens my heart to the special message that God has for me on a particular day. It is a way for God to communicate to me and it provides me with the opportunity to reflect on that and respond.

Contemplative Life Video: Practicing Gratitude

November 22, 2021

We’re beginning a new feature in our series The Contemplative Life. Starting today, we will begin to offer videos in which we will walk the viewer through various types of contemplative prayer.

The Call to Compassion in Judaism

November 15, 2021

By Kathy Keary
“Jewish mysticism teaches that the face of God is imprinted on our hearts, and all we have to do is look within in order to know the truth and act accordingly” ~ Mirabai Starr

Contemplative Judaism

November 9, 2021

By Kathy Keary
Through the ages, humanity has exhibited an unquenchable thirst to know and be in communion with the Sacred One. Contemplative practices allow the fulfillment of this deep desire to be within our reach.