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Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

In Psalm 71;1-6, the Psalmist cries out to the Lord to rescue, to deliver, to save.

I wonder what has you ‘in its grip’ this week – what you need to be saved from just now? Is it a particular fear or anxiety, an unhelpful pattern of thinking or fixation you’ve developed, oppressive circumstances or perhaps something else?

God may not always ‘rescue’ us from difficult decisions or situations and yet our relationship to such things can very much be transformed, delivered. May you know some healing – big or small – as you entrust yourself to the Lord with the Psalmist:

“For you have ben my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth”

Every blessing as you pray.

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All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. In this episode we meditate with the words of Psalm 33:12-22. "A king is not saved by his great army... truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, who hope in his steadfast love... to keep them alive in famine" For further reflection on this theme you may want to listen to the amazing interview of my friend Graham Jones, recorded days before his death last autumn. https://dublin.anglican.org/news/2018/12/03/we-are-safe-in-his Every blessing as you pray. For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook. All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

Today we meditate with Psalm 107 verses 1-9 and 43.

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.
Let the one who is wise heed these things
and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord."

May you be filled up, and led on as you pray today.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

In this meditation on Psalm 85 we hear the words of one who remembers God’s mercy, and calls on God to return again with love and faithfulness, righteousness and peace.

This may be a helpful meditation in a time of confusion, or uncertainty, or recovery.

Wherever you find yourself today may you be blessed as you pray.

“Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet, righteousness and peace will kiss each other” -Psalm 85:10

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

The continual prayer of the heart, the ancient Jesus Prayer, gives us the opportunity to turn our deep need toward God, one repetition at a time.

In this episode we root breath prayer firmly in the Christian tradition, from the gospels to the early church fathers. And in the meantime, we walk in the sandals of the blind man, learning to cry out, "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," ourselves.

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A conference by Fr. Joe Tetlow SJ recorded during a co-ed Ignatian Spiritualilty Retreat at White House Retreat in April 2019.

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A Holy Week reflection on prayer by Fr. Ralph Huse, SJ - recorded at White House Retreat in St. Louis, MO.

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being borne out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

Every day this week, Contemplative at Home will re-release an episode from the 2018 Lent series. In Holy Week se are invited to be present to Jesus even as he suffers. May this prayer experience help you to grow in your capacity to remain attentive.

We pray now with Jesus and the disciples, late in the evening at the Garden of Gethsemane, when Judas approaches with chief priests, temple police and elders to arrest Jesus, as told in Luke 22. Grace and peace be with you as you pray.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Originally recorded at the Ignatian Spirituality Lecture Series in February 2019, Fr. James Kubicki SJ gives a talk called "What we can learn from the missionary spirit of Pierre De Smet.

This podcast is made possible by White House Retreat in St. Louis, MO.

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Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being borne out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

Jesus reminds of the incredible attention God has given to the appearance of the wildflowers, and points us to how much more God will provide for us.

We are invited to shift our attention from fear and fussing, to trust in the myriad ways God is providing for us in each moment.

In this episode we continue our series with the Message translation of the Sermon on the Mount, praying with Matthew 6:27-34.

Part of our introduction today is taken from a resource at pathwaystogod.org.

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All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Talk 1 of 3 delivered on Ash Wednesday 2019 by Fr. Ralph Huse, SJ.

Recorded during a Day of Prayer event at White House Retreat.

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Lent 2019

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

In this episode we prayerfully listen to Jesus teaching us how to pray, and how to fast.

"This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply". - Matthew 6

As we're using The Message translation of the Lord's prayer you just might hear the familiar words with new ears.

May you find peace as you pray here today.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Contemplative at Home is a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

I love the way that Jesus calls us in, calls us deeper, calls us home to our hearts to examine and shake out our thoughts, renewing our perspective. Throughout the sermon on the mount Jesus challenges us to get thoughtful and wholehearted with regard to the 'rules'.
“You’re familiar with the command to the ancients, ‘Do not murder.’ I’m telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister ..."

Today we pray with Matthew 5:21-26, from the Message.

May this passage lead you to dust off a few forgotten corners of your heart, and leave you with grace and freedom and lightness of spirit.

Every blessing.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

Contemplative at Home is a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

As the season of Christmas comes to a close, we pray with an imaginitive contemplation on the nativity. This guided meditation was written by Jerry Webber at Only A Sojourner. http://onlyasojourner.blogspot.com/ Jerry has very kindly given me permission to record it for you. I have found it to be rich material for prayer indeed, and I trust that it will be the same for you.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

Music by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

The seventh and eighth conferences from a retreat directed by Fr. Ralph Huse, SJ at White House Retreat in the spring of 2018.  

This was a silent, guided Ignatian Spirituality retreat.

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This guided prayer of Examen is designed as a prayer of review, often prayed at the end of the day. Ignatius of Loyola suggested this Examination of Conscience or Consciousness as a way to help his followers see God in all things.

Contemplative at Home is a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook.

All music written, recorded and produced by Peter Hatch. www.petehatch.com.

The 5th and 6th talks given by Fr. Ralph Huse SJ during an Ignatian Spirituality retreat he directed at White House Retreat in Spring 2018.

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The first in our series of Examen prayers, a ten minute prayerful review of the day

Contemplative at Home is a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

For more information and show notes please visit www.contemplativeathome.com or find us on Facebook or Instagram.

All scripture is read from the NRSV.

Artwork and music written, recorded and produced by Pete Hatch. petehatch.com.

This episode features the 3rd and 4th talks (of 10) from a Spring 2018  Ignatian Spirituality retreat directed by Fr. Ralph Huse, SJ at White House Retreat.

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