//podcastplus.net/feed/centre-for-spiritual-renewal-podcast~64ed1316 Seeking to be transformed by the inner working of God through study, personal prayer, and spiritual practice; this podcast will offer both Spiritual Practice teachings and Interviews to tap into the wisdom of both. May you be enriched & encouraged in your faith journey! Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:51:27 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 We are joined by Lorie, Esther, and Eva. They share their personal stories of grief and loss and how these experiences have shaped their spiritual practices. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393 Rumi — 13th Century Sufi Mystic. Inspiration for Sarah's opening comments of the Grief podcast conversation. Richard Wagamese, Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), page 86. Read with permission from the publisher. Lorie Martin leads Grief retreats. Please inquire with St. Dunstan’s about any upcoming retreats led by Lorie. Or contact Lorie directly through St. Dunstan’s. Helpful spiritual practices mentioned in the podcast today: Listening Prayer at St. Dunstan’s with Katherine Murray and Lesley Wieler. Welcoming Prayer Practice with St. Dunstan’s. Engage with a Spiritual Director through Katherine Murray at St. Dunstan’s. Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken fr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 We are joined by Lorie, Esther, and Eva. They share their personal stories of grief and loss and how these experiences have shaped their spiritual practices. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393 Rumi — 13th Century Sufi Mystic. Inspiration for Sarah's opening comments of the Grief podcast conversation. Richard Wagamese, Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), page 86. Read with permission from the publisher. Lorie Martin leads Grief retreats. Please inquire with St. Dunstan’s about any upcoming retreats led by Lorie. Or contact Lorie directly through St. Dunstan’s. Helpful spiritual practices mentioned in the podcast today: Listening Prayer at St. Dunstan’s with Katherine Murray and Lesley Wieler. Welcoming Prayer Practice with St. Dunstan’s. Engage with a Spiritual Director through Katherine Murray at St. Dunstan’s. Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken fr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 We are joined by Jim, Jacqui, and Peggy. These are people who have taken an Elder role in their families and communities. Their life expereinces have shaped their spiritual practices and so they share these learnings with us. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Mary Oliver (2004) Long Life: Essays and Other Writings. Published by Da Capo Press. The Living School for Action and Contemplation is led by four contemplatives— Richard Rohr, Jim Finley, Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Barbara Holmes and Brian McLaren—and offered as a program of learning from The Center for Action and Contemplation, www.cac.org> livingschool Check out St Dunstan’s website for up to date classes and offerings from the Revd David Taylor. Regarding the humility of God, the book Jim was referring to is titled 'The Silence of God During the Passion' by Daniel Bourguet. English translation published June 6, 2016 by Cascade Books, an impr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 We are joined by Jim, Jacqui, and Peggy. These are people who have taken an Elder role in their families and communities. Their life expereinces have shaped their spiritual practices and so they share these learnings with us. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Mary Oliver (2004) Long Life: Essays and Other Writings. Published by Da Capo Press. The Living School for Action and Contemplation is led by four contemplatives— Richard Rohr, Jim Finley, Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Barbara Holmes and Brian McLaren—and offered as a program of learning from The Center for Action and Contemplation, www.cac.org> livingschool Check out St Dunstan’s website for up to date classes and offerings from the Revd David Taylor. Regarding the humility of God, the book Jim was referring to is titled 'The Silence of God During the Passion' by Daniel Bourguet. English translation published June 6, 2016 by Cascade Books, an impr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 We are joined by Jim, Jacqui, and Peggy. These are people who have taken an Elder role in their families and communities. Their life expereinces have shaped their spiritual practices and so they share these learnings with us. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Mary Oliver (2004) Long Life: Essays and Other Writings. Published by Da Capo Press. The Living School for Action and Contemplation is led by four contemplatives— Richard Rohr, Jim Finley, Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Barbara Holmes and Brian McLaren—and offered as a program of learning from The Center for Action and Contemplation, www.cac.org> livingschool Check out St Dunstan’s website for up to date classes and offerings from the Revd David Taylor. Regarding the humility of God, the book Jim was referring to is titled 'The Silence of God During the Passion' by Daniel Bourguet. English translation published June 6, 2016 by Cascade Books, an impr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117637-choral-spirituality-the-elder-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 We are joined by Lorie, Esther, and Eva. They share their personal stories of grief and loss and how these experiences have shaped their spiritual practices. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393 Rumi — 13th Century Sufi Mystic. Inspiration for Sarah's opening comments of the Grief podcast conversation. Richard Wagamese, Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), page 86. Read with permission from the publisher. Lorie Martin leads Grief retreats. Please inquire with St. Dunstan’s about any upcoming retreats led by Lorie. Or contact Lorie directly through St. Dunstan’s. Helpful spiritual practices mentioned in the podcast today: Listening Prayer at St. Dunstan’s with Katherine Murray and Lesley Wieler. Welcoming Prayer Practice with St. Dunstan’s. Engage with a Spiritual Director through Katherine Murray at St. Dunstan’s. Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken fr... Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/13117666-choral-theology-the-grief-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 Today we are joined by Kat and Carrie who are parents. Our conversation explores their spiritual practices, their influences, and a deep discussion on praying in difficult times. Please check the session notes below for any references and corrections. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Thank you to Daniel Ladinsky for granting permission to read the poem, “So Fragile as We Grow”, from his book, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from East and West (2002), as a reflective ending to our podcast today.   Godly Play (is mentioned and I am wondering if you would like to write a few words about Godly Play as part of the show notes).   Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken from the piece Benedictus. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 Today we are joined by Kat and Carrie who are parents. Our conversation explores their spiritual practices, their influences, and a deep discussion on praying in difficult times. Please check the session notes below for any references and corrections. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Thank you to Daniel Ladinsky for granting permission to read the poem, “So Fragile as We Grow”, from his book, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from East and West (2002), as a reflective ending to our podcast today.   Godly Play (is mentioned and I am wondering if you would like to write a few words about Godly Play as part of the show notes).   Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken from the piece Benedictus. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 Today we are joined by Kat and Carrie who are parents. Our conversation explores their spiritual practices, their influences, and a deep discussion on praying in difficult times. Please check the session notes below for any references and corrections. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393   Thank you to Daniel Ladinsky for granting permission to read the poem, “So Fragile as We Grow”, from his book, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from East and West (2002), as a reflective ending to our podcast today.   Godly Play (is mentioned and I am wondering if you would like to write a few words about Godly Play as part of the show notes).   Music intro and outro to today’s podcast is taken from the piece Benedictus. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12631019-choral-spirituality-the-parent-s-panel.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12070130-choral-spirituality-the-contemplative-panel.mp3 Today we listen to a couple of experienced contemplative pray-ers, Katherine and Gene. They talk about their prayer practice, their influences, and the joy they feel in their practice of prayer. Website for St. Dunstans - www.st-dunstans.ca Email - st.dunstans@telus.net Tel. - 604.856.5393 Susan McCaslin & J.S. Porter (2018) Superabundantly Alive: Thomas Merton’s Dance with the Feminine. Woodlake Publishing: Kelowna, BC. Thomas Merton (1998) Contemplation in a World of Action. University of Notre Dame Press: Indiana. The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way, translated by Helen Bacovcin, with a forward by Walter J. Ciszek. Image Books/Doubleday, New York, 2003. Julian of Norwich - Christian Mystic (one’ing with God) Thich Nhat Hanh (2015) Silence, The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise. HarperCollins Publishers: New York, NY. Cynthia Bourgeault, Thomas Keating and Richard Rohr are all mentioned in this podcast although there is no reference to a speci... Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452829/episodes/12070130-choral-spirituality-the-contemplative-panel.mp3