May 13Learning to see the wholecoming home to the heart of reality — We are faced with so many things that make peace and compassion (both within and without) seem almost impossible or at least a little foolish to imagine. We see immense inequality and injustice, and continuing conflict and violence in the world. We are the first people in the history of…Christian Meditation4 min readChristian Meditation4 min read
Mar 27Christian meditation:a simple pathway to connection and community. — Click here to listen to the audio recording of this blog In the complexities of our daily life, we can easily overlook the power of attention. Yet without attention we are barely present for the gift of our life. Christian meditation (like all prayer) is about relationship. The simple practice…Christian Meditation6 min readChristian Meditation6 min read
Mar 13Our thirst for peaceDrinking from the well within — If we want to know more peace in our lives, if we want to bring more peace to the world, the work begins within ourselves, right here, right where we are. Mahatma Gandhi recognised this when he said, “I have only three enemies. My favourite enemy, the one most easily…Christian Meditation4 min readChristian Meditation4 min read
Jan 29The opportunity to love:always to be found just where we are — Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven as a present reality, close at hand,[1] to be found within each of us[2]. “Behold” (see!) urges St. Paul, “now is the acceptable time…now is the day of salvation.”[3] Numerous passages in the Old and New Testaments draw us home to the present…Christian Meditation4 min readChristian Meditation4 min read
Jan 29“Blissful is the one who can find this oneing wisdom”from the Book of Privy Counselling — I’d like to share a passage I translated from The Book of Privy Counselling,[1] written by the anonymous author of the more well known Cloud of Unknowing. Intended as guidebook for a young student, the author teaches with a wisdom that is both luminous and deeply practical. …Cloud Of Unknowing5 min readCloud Of Unknowing5 min read
Jan 29Talking spirituality:A podcast about Christian meditation — It was good to speak with Nick Philips of Glastonbury Abbey recently as part of the Talking Spirituality podcast programme. We consider some important questions, including how Christian meditation relates to and differs from other forms of meditation, how to use the prayer word and whether or not it is decadent to “do nothing”. Click here to listen.Christian Meditation1 min readChristian Meditation1 min read
Jan 29Radical acceptance:a doorway to insight and transformation — In the Gospel of John, Jesus famously saves a woman from an angry, accusing crowd who wanted to kill her.[1] They ask Jesus a question, wishing to trap him. …Christian Meditation4 min readChristian Meditation4 min read
Jan 29“I discovered a pathway to peace”An inspiring testimonial from Jon — As we approach the New Year, I hope this inspiring testimonial from a member of our practice community will touch and encourage you on your path. Jon, the Principal of a secondary school, shares his experience of the life-changing impact of Christian meditation. ~~~~~~~~~ “Career pressures have, in the past…Christian Meditation3 min readChristian Meditation3 min read
Nov 27, 2022“I breathed your fragrance”the wisdom of the breath — When I was first introduced to meditation by Fr Alphege of Prinknash Abbey, I threw my 19-year-old self into daily practice with an excess of excited, self-conscious energy. A week later I told Fr Alphege that I’d experienced a slightly uncomfortable feeling in my chest a few times. He gave…Oneness4 min readOneness4 min read
Oct 23, 2022A new way of seeing:for a new way of being — To the person who is awake, all creation, each of us (the smallest elementary particle, the most frustrating person we know) bears witness to the invisible Source of Life — simply by being here. If we cannot see this, we need to ask ourselves why. Some years ago, my wife…Oneness5 min readOneness5 min read
