Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
By Center for Action and Contemplation
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Episodes: 154
David Rupke
Aug 15, 2020
A surprising and refreshing journey to God.
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Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for Action and Contemplation, they explore listener questions and examine their own paths as modern contemplatives in this beautiful and broken world.
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Gabriel Marcel: Session 4
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May 05, 2025 |
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Dialogue 3: Hope
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Gabriel Marcel: Session 3
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Dialogue 2: Fidelity
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Gabriel Marcel: Session 2
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Dialogue 1: Core Themes
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Gabriel Marcel: Session 1
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Turning to Gabriel Marcel
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Coming Soon: Turning to Gabriel Marcel
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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T.S. Eliot: Listener Questions (Part Two)
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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T.S. Eliot: Listener Questions (Part One)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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BONUS: Stories of Pilgrimage
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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A Coaching Session on Four Quartets
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Bonus: Malcolm Guite on T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets (Part 2)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Bonus: Malcolm Guite on T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets (Part 1)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Dialogue 4: Little Gidding
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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T.S. Eliot: Session 4
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Dialogue 3: The Dry Salvages
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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T.S. Eliot: Session 3
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Dialogue 2: East Coker
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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T.S. Eliot: Session 2
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Dialogue 1: Burnt Norton
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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T.S. Eliot: Session 1
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Turning to T.S. Eliot
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Coming Soon: Turning to T.S. Eliot
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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A Way of a Pilgrim: Listener Questions
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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A Coaching Session on the Way of a Pilgrim
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Dialogue 6: The Prayer in Ordinary Life
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 6
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Dialogue 5: The Realm of the Heart
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May 27, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 5
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May 20, 2024 |
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Dialogue 4: The Prayer Takes Hold
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May 13, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 4
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May 06, 2024 |
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Dialogue 3: The Pilgrim Learns to Pray
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 3
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Dialogue 2: The Teacher Arrives
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 2
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Dialogue 1: The Journey Begins
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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The Way of a Pilgrim: Session 1
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Turning to The Way of a Pilgrim
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Listener Questions (Part 2)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Listener Questions (Part 1)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Bonus: Bernard McGinn on Mechthild, Eckhart, and Mysticism
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Coaching Session: May God Bind Us All
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Dialogue 3: A Love That Binds
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Session 3
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Dialogue 2: A Loving Exchange
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Session 2
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Dialogue 1: The Soul Came to Love
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Session 1
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Turning to Mechthild of Magdeburg
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Bonus: Meister Eckhart Resources
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Listener Questions (Part 3)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Listener Questions (Part 2)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Listener Questions (Part 1)
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Bonus: Meister Eckhart's Life and Influence feat. Rev. Matthew Fox
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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A Coaching Session on Eckhart's Path
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Dialogue 4: Surrendering to the Ground
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May 30, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Session 4
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May 22, 2023 |
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Dialogue 3: Eckhart’s Path of Detachment
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May 15, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Session 3
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May 08, 2023 |
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Dialogue 2: The Hidden Ground of God
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May 01, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Session 2
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Dialogue 1: The Mystery of the “I Don’t Know”
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Meister Eckhart: Session 1
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Turning to Meister Eckhart
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Bonus: The Healing Path
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Coming Soon: Turning to Meister Eckhart
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Julian of Norwich: Listener Questions
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Dialogue 3: Chapter 5
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Julian of Norwich: Session 3
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Dialogue 2: Chapter 10, The Long Text
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Julian of Norwich: Session 2
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Dialogue 1: Chapter 10, The Long Text
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Julian of Norwich: Session 1
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Turning to Julian of Norwich
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing: Listener Questions
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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A Coaching Session on Centering Prayer
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May 09, 2022 |
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Dialogue 4: The Perfect Life
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May 02, 2022 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing: Session 4
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Dialogue 3: The Singular Life
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing: Session 3
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Dialogue 2: The Special Life
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing: Session 2
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Dialogue 1: The Common Life
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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The Cloud of Unknowing: Session 1
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Turning to The Cloud of Unknowing
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Guigo II: Listener Questions
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Bonus: Childlike Acceptance (An Advent Reflection)
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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A Coaching Session on Lectio
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Dialogue 3: Mystical Consciousness, The Path of Consistency
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Guigo II: Session 3
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Dialogue 2: What is Mystical Contemplation?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Guigo II: Session 2
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Dialogue 1: What is Lectio, Meditation, and Prayer?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Guigo II: Session 1
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Turning to Guigo II
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Bonus: The Dark Night, Depression and Suffering
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Listener Questions
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Dialogue 6: The Spiritual Canticle
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 7
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Dialogue 5: The Inner Experience
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May 31, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 6
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May 24, 2021 |
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Bonus Session: The Dark Night
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May 17, 2021 |
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Dialogue 4: The Dark Night
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May 10, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 5
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May 03, 2021 |
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Dialogue 3: The Ascent of Mount Carmel
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 4
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 3
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Dialogue 2: The Ascent of Mount Carmel
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Bonus Good Friday Homily: Are We Forsaken?
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 2
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Dialogue 1: The Ascent of Mount Carmel
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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St. John of the Cross: Session 1
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Turning to St. John of the Cross
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Coming Soon: Turning to St. John of the Cross
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Bonus: The Gift (A Meditation on Advent)
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Bonus: Grounding Meditation for the Election
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Listener Questions (Part 2)
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Listener Questions (Part 1)
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The Sixth and Seventh Mansions (Part 2)
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The Sixth and Seventh Mansions (Part 1)
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Bonus: Richard Rohr on Turning to Teresa of Avila
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 6
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 5
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Bonus: The Life and Work of Teresa of Avila feat. Mirabai Starr
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The Fifth Mansion
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 4
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The Fourth Mansion
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 3
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The Second Mansion
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Dialogue: The First Mansion
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 2
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Teresa of Avila: Session 1
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Turning to Teresa of Avila
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Bonus: The Mystics and Social Justice
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Additional Resources for Studying Thomas Merton
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May 28, 2020 |
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Questions About the Practice
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May 11, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Responding to Listener Questions
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May 04, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 8
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 7
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Bonus: Grounding Ourselves in Life and Resurrection
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 6
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Bonus: A Meditation on Holy Week
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 5
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Bonus: Deathless Beauty in the Fleetingness of Time
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 4
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Bonus: Sink Into the Taproot of Your Heart
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 3
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 2
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Thomas Merton: Session 1
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Turning to Thomas Merton
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Instructions for The Practice
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Introducing James Finley
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Feb 08, 2020 |