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Thomas Merton: Session 1

03/02/20 • 24 min

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Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

This is the first episode of eight that focuses on the mystic, Thomas Merton. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with a seminal passage from Merton’s New Seeds of Contemplation, reflects on the qualitive essence of the spirit of this text and finishes with a meditative practice.

To learn more, visit jamesfinley.org

Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at [email protected]

For the transcript to this podcast, you can find it here.

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer on a future episode?

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Or, send us a voicemail: cac.org/voicemail

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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This is the first episode of eight that focuses on the mystic, Thomas Merton. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with a seminal passage from Merton’s New Seeds of Contemplation, reflects on the qualitive essence of the spirit of this text and finishes with a meditative practice.

To learn more, visit jamesfinley.org

Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at [email protected]

For the transcript to this podcast, you can find it here.

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer on a future episode?

Email us: [email protected]

Or, send us a voicemail: cac.org/voicemail

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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Turning to Thomas Merton

In this episode, Kirsten Oates and James Finley are in conversation about Jim’s approach to studying the mystics, how one might integrate their teachings into our daily lives, and most notably a background and sense of the mystic who is the focus of this first series, Thomas Merton. By the end of this episode you will have robust understanding of the life and work of Thomas Merton and his impact on James Finley.

To learn more, visit jamesfinley.org

Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at [email protected]

For the transcript to this podcast, you can find it here.

Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer on a future episode?

Email us: [email protected]

Or, send us a voicemail: cac.org/voicemail

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

We'd love to have your thoughts in mind as we think about future seasons, help us out by filling out this survey: turningtothemystics.com

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Thomas Merton: Session 2

This is the second episode of eight that focuses on the mystic, Thomas Merton. In the spirit of Lectio Divina, James Finley highlights a prayer from Merton’s Thoughts in Solitude, reflects on sustaining the fidelity to communion with God so that it can touch the whole world, and finishes with a meditative practice.

To learn more, visit jamesfinley.org

For the transcript to this podcast, you can find it here.

Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at [email protected]

Have a question you’d like Jim or Kirsten to answer on a future episode?

Email us: [email protected] or, send us a voicemail: cac.org/voicemail

This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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