Podcast Script Listen to the podcast here Beyond the Empty Tomb 6 – Saul on the Damascus Road 31 May: Acts 9.1-19 Saul on Damascus Road Welcome to ‘Beyond the Empty Tomb’ Weekly podcasts providing a led meditation on the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus. Today’s Resurrection appearance is from acts 9.1-19: Jesus appears to[…]
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Beyond the Empty Tomb 5: Breakfast on the Beach
Podcast Script John 21.1-19 Unfortunately my script has gone to the great data scrapheap in the sky for reasons I can’t fathom, though I do realise I should have saved the document before it evaporated from my computer desktop! Listen to the podcast here Podcast: 5 Breakfast on the Beach Reflections The challenge with[…]
Beyond the Empty Tomb 4: Thomas
Podcast Script Listen to the podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/970834/3662692 John 20.24-29 Thomas Welcome to ‘Beyond the Empty Tomb’ Weekly podcasts providing a led meditation on the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus. Today’s Resurrection appearance is from John 20 Jesus appears to Thomas, the disciple who had asserted he would not believe in Jesus’ resurrection until he[…]
Beyond the Empty Tomb 3: Mary meets her risen son
Podcast Script Listen to the podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/970834/3580060 3 May: Jesus and his mother Mary Welcome to ‘Beyond the Empty Tomb’ Weekly podcasts providing a led meditation on the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus. Today’s Resurrection appearance is Jesus appearing to his mother, Mary. There is no direct scriptural mention of this resurrection appearance, but recognition of this happening[…]
Beyond the Empty Tomb 2: The Emmaus Road
Podcast Script Luke 24.13-35 Emmaus Road Welcome to ‘Beyond the Empty Tomb’ Weekly podcasts providing a led meditation on the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus.Today’s Resurrection appearance is from Luke 24.13-35 Jesus appears to the disciples on the Emmaus road. The symbols I suggest you use with this meditation are a cross that you can hold in[…]
Preparing for the Spiritual Exercises
I’ve used John Veltri’s ‘Orientations’ to take people through the Spiritual Exercises. Of the various adaptations of the Exercises for the 19th Annotation that I have used, this is my preferred option. All the resources are online but some of the key elements are: Prayer exercises to help someone prepare for the Exx: http://orientations.jesuits.ca/bob/page5.htm#77 The[…]
Consolation and Desolation
Ignatius defines these terms in a very specific way, that is different to their common usage. This makes it important when using the terms to be clear about their meaning. One really helpful explanation which I have been reminded of since writing my book comes from understanding the spanish / french roots of the words. consolacion –[…]
Ignatian Prayer
Preparing to introduce a group to Ignatius’ approach to prayer the other day, I was pondering how common it is to be preoccupied with our performance. Am I doing it right? What should I be doing? What should I be experiencing? Why aren’t I… I am aware, that for both myself and others these rather[…]
Ignatius Delivered!
I took delivery today of my consignment of books. Great to see the real thing! Also rather odd – that sense that its going to be out there. My perfectionist streak leaves me anxious about errors that are now open for the world to see! However, that is shadowed by the sense that I’ve had[…]
Ignatius Book Cover Design
Publication is getting closer – the proofs have been checked, and finally the cover design has been worked out. I find the Grove format very limiting but in the end opted for a design based upon a painting that I have long valued, particularly in the way it speaks to me of life through the[…]