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.
Equanimity in the Buddhist and Christian Traditions
March 29, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 13. What Christians call “resting in God’s grace,” Buddhists describe as upekkha or equanimity, meaning “a mind in balance, free of discrimination and rooted in insight.” Both traditions have practices to balance our lives.
Joy in the Buddhist and Christian Traditions
March 22, 2021
By Kathy Keary
Part 12. Buddhist teachers describe “joy,” or “mudita,” as a “genuine ability to rejoice and delight in the happiness of others. Joy helps us be inspired by the positive qualities of others.” The Christian perspective tells us that joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.