| Episode Descriptions: |
| 1. |
Creation |
In this Prayercast, you will have an encounter with the second account of creation and be asked to reflect on God the Creator and sustainer of life. |
| 2. |
Sacrifice and Commitment |
In this Prayercast we encounter the story of the Sacrifice of Isaac which was intended to test the commitment of Abraham to his God. |
| 3. |
Vocation |
This Prayercast focuses on the Call of Moses and how we are continually called to be in relationship with our God and others. |
| 4. |
Meaning of Life |
Reflecting on a selection from Thomas Merton's No Man is an Island, questions arise about who we are and who we are called to be. |
| 5. |
Silence |
In this Prayercast we explore the meaning of silence in our lives finding the presence of God there and in our hearts. |
| 6. |
Doing the Right Thing |
In this episode, we encounter the words of Karl Rahner as they relate to the development of the ethical being. |
| 7. |
Suffering and Love |
In this episode we encounter the words of Bishop Fulton Sheen about the theme of Suffering and Love. |
| 8. |
The Presence and Absense of God in Our Lives |
In this prayercast we will explore a selection from "No Man is an Island" that looks at how God is both present and absent to us at times in our lives, and what that absense or presence says to us. |
| 9. |
Self-giving Love |
In this episode we encounter the words of Mother Teresa of Calcutta as she recounts a story that exemplifies the theme of self-giving love. |
| 10. |
Being Watchful |
In this prayercast, we encounter Jesus as he prays before his trial and later crucifixion and we contemplate the theme of watchfulness. |
| 11. |
Poverty |
In this prayercast we hear the words of Dorothy Day as she explains the poor and the presence of poverty close to our hearts. |
| 12. |
Choices |
In this prayercast we encounter the theme of making choices in our lives. Reading from Michael F. Duffy's text, The Skeptical Passionate Christian, we try to understand how we can be more God centered in our choice making rather than me centered. |
| 13. |
Allowing Space for God |
In this Prayercast Episode we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen on the theme of allowing space for God in our lives. |
| 14. |
Contemplation |
In this Prayercast we encounter a reading from the works of Thomas Merton as he speaks about how we are all to be contemplatives in our lives. |
| 15. |
Solidarity in Prayer |
In this Prayercast Episode we encounter the theme of solidarity in Prayer. Henry Nouwen calls us to understand that we are all called to see the community we encounter through the Holy Spirit in our experience of prayer. |
| 16. |
Deciding on Faith |
This Prayercast Episode looks to Rev. Robert Cormier's words on Deciding on Faith and further, what that decision entails in our lives in his book "A Faith That Makes Sense." |
| 17. |
Emptying Oneself |
In this Prayercast we encounter the wisdom of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin as he speaks about the need of emptying oneself. |
| 18. |
The Good You Can See In Yourself |
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| 19. |
The Beloved of God |
In this Prayercast we explore what it means to be the beloved of God as we read a selection from Henry Nouwen's "The Only Necessary Thing." |
| 20. |
Finding God in Our Being |
In this Prayercast we explore the reality of God as we search our being. We read from a selection of writings of Thomas Merton called "A Book of Hours." |
| 21. |
Of Goodness and Upright Living |
In this Prayercast we will read a clip from the commentary of Surah 2 of the Qur'an as we reflect on living an upright and just life.
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| 22. |
Listening to the Voice of God |
In this Prayercast episode, we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen as we reflect on the theme of Listening to the Voice of God. |
| 23. |
Friendship |
In this Prayercast episode we encounter the theme of friendship and reflect on how friendship is a mirror unto the self that helps us see the reality of God. We read from a section of Ellyn Sanna's Touching God. |
| 24. |
Self-Surrender |
In this Prayercast Episode we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen as we explore the role of surrendering ourselves to our God. |
| 25. |
Darkness |
In this Prayercast Episode we explore the theme of Darkness and how even-though God's presence seems so far removed from this experience, he is still there. |
| 26. |
Living in God |
In this Prayercast we look at the work of Gustavo Guiterrez as we explore how to "Live in God." |
| 27. |
The Breath of God |
In this Prayercast we encounter a reading from Touching God by Ellyn Sanna that discusses the annimation of our souls and the call of that annimation to continually build God's Kingdom. |
| 28. |
The Silent Self |
In this Prayercast we encounter the words of Thomas Merton as he speaks about clearing away the noise of life to find the sacred silence that is within all of us. |
| 29. |
Clenched Fists |
In this Prayercast we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen as he explores how we often approach our God and others with clenched fists, blocking ourselves off from true and deep relationships. |
| 30. |
Restless Heart |
This Prayercast centers on a theme of a restless heart caused by the challenge laid out by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew 10:34 - 11:1. |
| 31. |
Hope |
In this Prayercast we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen as he speaks about hope in "With Open Hands." |
| 32. |
Luke_6:27-38 |
In this Prayercast we hear the challenge from Jesus to turn the other cheek and to love others as we would want to lover ourselves - is this a big enough challenge for you? |
| 33. |
Clearing away the Cobwebs |
In this Prayercast we hear from the Gospel of Mark 9:9-13 as we talk about what we need to leave behind to truly follow Christ. |
| 34. |
Jesus Reaching Out to Us |
In this Prayercast we encounter the words of Henry Nouwen in his text Reaching Out as we reflect on the theme of God reaching out to us. |
| 35. |
To Love as a Child |
In this Prayercast we encounter the Gospel of Matthew 18:1-5, 10 as we discuss the call "To Love as a Child." |
| 36. |
Making Our Prayer a Reality |
In this Prayercast we read from a selection from Ronald Rolheiser's book The Holy Longing as we encounter the theme of making real our prayer. |
| 37. |
Call-Out-To-Listeners |
We are interested in hearing from you about how the program is going. Do you have suggestions for content, music, format or do you have a reflection or reading that you would like to submit? Please send all feedback to shaun.johnson@snc.edu or call 920- |
| 38. |
Mark 10:46-52 |
In this Prayercast we reflect on the Gospel of Mark 10:46-52 where Jesus heals the blind man. Furthermore, we focus on the importance of vision and how we view the world. |
| 39. |
Letting go of Contol |
In this Prayercast, we hear the words of Henry Nouwen in "With Open Hands" as he speaks about letting go of contol. |
| 40. |
A Eucharistic People |
In this Prayercast we read from a selection of Mother Teresa, In My Own Words as we discuss how we are all called to be and aknowledge the Christ in all we encounter. |
