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Learning to Be Compassionate: A Story of Healing and Acceptance (followed by 20 mins of silent meditation)
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In this reflection, we explore the profound wisdom of compassion through an ancient desert story told by Thomas Merton, featuring Abbot Anastasius—a figure whose quiet grace reflects the boundless, non-judging love of God.
What happens when we stop judging ourselves and others, and begin to offer true compassion? How might our relationships—and our own inner life—change if we lived from that place of love?
Drawing on the teachings of Jesus, the radical insights of Julian of Norwich, and lived experiences from our own meditation community, we reflect on how learning to be compassionate with ourselves is the first step toward healing, growth, and loving others more deeply.
Join us for this meditative reflection on what it means to be met by God as the Good Parent—one whose love is unconditional, spacious, and always inviting us to be more fully ourselves.Support the show
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I just wanted to share with you today a little update on recent developments here at Monastic retreats.
Some of you may be aware that just before Easter we made the decision to close our social media accounts. I have been reading and listening to lots of research recently on the effect of social media on our minds and our society and although I have loved being able to engage with people via both instagram and Facebook I feel my time could be better spent focussing on other areas of our ministry.
Stepping away from social media doesn’t however mean that our work and ministry here at Monastic Retreats is coming to a close. Spending time not creating social media content will enable me to focus on improving Our website (which has just had a redesign), our monthly emails which will be expanded, this our fortnightly podcast and also our Advent and Lent devotionals.
Later this year we will also be releasing our liturgical journal ‘Ora et Labora’ for the liturgical year 25/26, instead of producing seasonal editions as we have this year, we will be producing one beautiful year long edition.
So our work here in helping monasteries promote their retreats is still very much continuing and alongside that producing spiritual formation resources to encourage you in your work with the Lord.
Thank you for being part of our community here and if you haven’t already can I encourage you to sign up for our regular emails via the sign up form at our website.Support the show
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Prepare for Holy Week with the final talk of our Lent series, 'A Subversive Triumph' by Luke Macnamara OSB.
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Anne Lanigan, a PhD student at Saint Patrick's Pontifical University in Maynooth, presents a talk on 'Salvation's Unusual Contours: Jesus and the Criminals.'
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Br Pádraig McIntyre OSB from Glenstal Abbey presents a talk - "The Lost Sons" - as part of our Lent series.
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Mark Patrick Hederman OSB delivers the third talk in our Lent series.
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Fr Brendan Coffey OSB delivers the second talk in our Lent series: 'Transfiguration.'
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Fr Luke Macnamara OSB presents the first of our Lenten talks "Prayer in Testing Times (Luke 4:1-11)
This was first released in 2022.
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In today's episode Fr Gabriel from Ampleforth Abbey, reflects on Psalm 118:173 in this talk entitled 'let your hand be ready to help me'.
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Abbot Robert from Ampleforth Abbey explores one of the most profound questions in the Gospel of John: "Do you want to be healed?" (John 5:6)
What does this question mean for us today? How do we respond to the invitation of healing, both physically and spiritually? Abbot Robert offers deep insights into Jesus’ compassionate challenge to our hearts and lives, inviting us to reflect on our own desires for transformation and wholeness.
Tune in to this thought-provoking conversation and dive deeper into what it means to truly embrace healing in Christ.
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Starting from Psalm 118 verse 143 ‘Though anguish and distress have found me, your commands are my delight’, this home retreat will consider briefly the experience of Elijah, Jeremiah, the suffering servant, Job, Jonah, Tobit, the author of Psalm 87 and then focus particularly on the experience of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Everyone has hopes and dreams and these sometimes come to fulfilment sometimes not. Jesus said the mouth speaks of what fills the heart, so what fills your heart as we start 2025? How sound is your heart? What is it really looking for, something or someone? We will explore some of this together in this Home Retreat provided by our friends at Ampleforth Abbey.
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Simon Sleeman OSB concludes a series of three talks from Advent 2023 with 'Advent: the 'Call Room' for Christmas.' Thank you to the monks of Glenstal Abbey for these wonderful reflections.
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In the second of three talks from Advent 2023, John O'Callaghan OSB from Glenstal Abbey urges us to "Prepare the Way for the Lord!"
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In the first of three talks by the monks of Glenstal Abbey (taken from Advent 2023), Columba McCann OSB speaks on the theme of 'Stay Awake, Stay Alive!'
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Today I am joined by Graham Stevens author of our 2024 Advent devotional. We discuss the spiritual practice of pilgrimage alongside explaining a little more about our devotional which is available now.
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In today's episode I share an interview I recently did with Paul Hammond from UCB radio. In this episode we discuss the benefits of going on a retreat as well as talking about how Monastic Retreats came to be. I pray it is a blessing to you.
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In today’s episode I am joined by Dave Ward to discuss the enneagram.
The enneagram is a self understanding tool that can be used to give us insight into our gifts, vices and personality traits as well as giving us insight into how spiritual practices can help best to nourish our unique individual souls.
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- The Essential Enneagram
- The Sacred Enneagram
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Our podcast series on prayer concludes with this reflection by Father Martin on praying with the Psalms.
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Br Jarek speaks in this podcast about the importance and centrality of Lectio Divina - 'Divine Reading' - in the monastic life.
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