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Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le dimanche 1er juin, 7ème dimanche de Pâques.Mon Dieu, je viens vers toi, toi qui est la source de la vie. Cette vie, tu me la donnes aussi à travers ta Parole. Fais que par la méditation de ta Bonne Nouvelle, ta vie jaillisse dans ma vie. Toi qui est Père, Fils et Saint Esprit, amen.Nous écoutons le chant “Maranatha, l'épouse et l'esprit disent vient” de la communauté de l'Emmanuel.R. Maranatha !L'Esprit et l'ÉpouseDisent : « Viens, Seigneur !Viens, Jésus, nous t'attendons ! »Maranatha !Nos cœurs te désirent :De ton sein jaillitL'Esprit Saint, l'eau de la vie !1. Sauvés par l'Agneau de Dieu,Nous marchons vers la victoire.L'ancien monde s'en ira,Plus de mort : « Tu es la vie ! »2. Ton nom sera sur nos fronts,Nous pourrons voir ton visage.Tu es l'Alpha, l'Omega.Ô Jésus, nous t'adorons !3. Viens, Esprit de sainteté,Viens jaillir dans ton Église.La lecture de ce jour est tirée du chapitre 22 du livre de l'Apocalypse.Moi, Jean, j'ai entendu une voix qui me disait :« Voici que je viens sans tarder, et j'apporte avec moi le salaire que je vais donner à chacun selon ce qu'il a fait. Moi, je suis l'alpha et l'oméga, le premier et le dernier, le commencement et la fin. Heureux ceux qui lavent leurs vêtements : ils auront droit d'accès à l'arbre de la vie et, par les portes, ils entreront dans la ville. Moi, Jésus, j'ai envoyé mon ange vous apporter ce témoignage au sujet des Églises. Moi, je suis le rejeton, le descendant de David, l'étoile resplendissante du matin. » L'Esprit et l'Épouse disent : « Viens ! » Celui qui entend, qu'il dise : « Viens ! » Celui qui a soif, qu'il vienne. Celui qui le désire, qu'il reçoive l'eau de la vie, gratuitement. Et celui qui donne ce témoignage déclare : « Oui, je viens sans tarder. » – Amen ! Viens, Seigneur Jésus ! Textes liturgiques © AELF, Paris1. "Moi, je suis l'alpha et l'oméga, le premier et le dernier, le commencement et la fin." Ainsi me parle Jésus. Je regarde ma vie, le monde avec des yeux nouveaux. Ce n'est pas un grand chaos. Tout avance vers une fin, qui est bonne, parce qu'elle est en Dieu. Oui, je regarde autour de moi, tout cela va vers Dieu, petit à petit.2. "Celui qui a soif, qu'il vienne. Celui qui le désire, qu'il reçoive l'eau de la vie, gratuitement." Quand je me place devant Dieu, quelle est la soif qui m'habite ? Que voudrais-je lui demander en vérité, du fond de mon cœur ? Je n'hésite pas à confier mon désir le plus profond au Seigneur.3. "Amen ! Viens, Seigneur Jésus ! " Je prends à mon compte cet appel. Viens Seigneur Jésus, dès maintenant, dans ma vie quotidienne. Je confie à Jésus le jour qui vient, tout ce que je vais vivre. Je lui demande de vivre cette journée avec lui, orientée vers lui, éclairée par son amour.Je réécoute cet appel: viens Seigneur Jésus et je m'y associe de toute mon âme.Je laisse encore monter en moi une prière vers Jésus. Je pars de ce qui me vient spontanément après avoir réécouté ce passage biblique. Qu'ai-je envie de dire à Jésus, avec quels mots ? Qu'ai-je envie de lui partager ?Prends Seigneur, et reçois toute ma liberté, ma mémoire, mon intelligence et toute ma volonté.Tout ce que j'ai et possède.C'est toi qui me l'a donné, à toi, Seigneur, je le rends.Tout est à toi, disposes-en selon ton entière volonté.Donne-moi ton amour et ta grâce, c'est assez... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : L'Esprit et l'épouse disent vient de Emmanuel interprété par Emmanuel - Emmanuel, Dieu avec nous © Éditions de l'Émmanuel ; Guinevere de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Guinevere © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le jeudi 1er mai, de la deuxième semaine de Pâques, et nous faisons mémoire de saint Joseph, travailleur.En ce jour de « fête du Travail », nous évoquons tous ces hommes, femmes, enfants même, contraints à des travaux pénibles pour en retirer à grand peine de quoi pouvoir tout juste subsister ; avec eux et pour eux, nous demandons la grâce de reconnaître que c'est pour Dieu seul que nous... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Viens Seigneur Jésus, maranatha de Harpa Dei interprété par Harpa Dei - Ven Señor Jesús, ¡Maranathá! © Creative Commons Youtube Audio Library ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mercredi 30 avril, de la deuxième semaine du temps pascal et nous faisons mémoire de saint Pie-V, pape.Né en 1504 dans une famille pauvre du Piémont, le futur Pie-V sera berger, dominicain, et finalement pape. Il sera pauvre jusqu'au bout et travaillera sans relâche à la réforme de l'Église, voulue par le Concile de Trente. Je demande la grâce d'entrer avec lui dans l'intelligence... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Je bénirais de interprété par Glorious - CD Glorious © Glorious ; Longing de Jeff Wahl interprété par - Timeless © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le jeudi 20 mars de la deuxième semaine de Carême.J'entre dans le silence. Je demande au Seigneur la grâce d'être éclairée par la lumière... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Le grain de blé de Tanguy Dionis du Séjour interprété par Eylau les jeunes - Pas d'album © Creative Commons Youtube Audio Library ; Surrender de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - A Light in the Darkness © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le 16 mars, deuxième dimanche de Carême. Prie en Chemin propose de marcher à travers le carême avec une intention : mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie grâce à la Parole reçue de Dieu.Au moins deux fois par an, la liturgie nous invite à prier avec l'Évangile de la Transfiguration. Le texte nous est familier et pourtant il reste mystérieux. Je demande au Seigneur la grâce de ne pas m'habituer à... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Saint-Esprit de Dieu de Pauline Betuel interprété par Pauline Betuel - Inspire © Creative Commons Youtube Audio Library ; Lullaby de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mercredi 5 mars, mercredi des cendres et nous entrons en Carême par le rite de l'imposition des cendres.Aujourd'hui s'ouvre un temps favorable pour accueillir au plus profond de moi, dans la vérité, l'amour inconditionnel de Dieu pour tout homme. C'est un chemin d'espérance qui s'ouvre : de la cendre renaîtra la flamme ! Elle est peut-être très petite, très enfouie la petite braise qui brûle au fond de moi mais, avec confiance, je me présente à mon Père qui est là, qui me voit au plus secret et je lui demande d'entendre son appel à entrer par toute ma vie dans une relation de fille ou... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Miserere mei Deus de Gregorio Allegri interprété par Clare College Cambridge - Top 50 Classical voice © Classic Licensing ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes vendredi 14 février et nous fêtons Saint Cyrille, moine, et Saint Méthode, évêque.Je me concentre un instant en silence sur mon souffle et me mets à la disposition du Seigneur. Que tout ce que je suis et ce que je fais soit entièrement pour ta louange et ton service. Donne-moi Seigneur la grâce de m'ouvrir... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Donne-moi la main de Holi interprété par Holi - Croire en ce monde © Holi ; Alone de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le dimanche 19 janvier, de la 2ème semaine du temps ordinaire.Aujourd'hui la lecture méditée nous invite à reconnaître que c'est Dieu trinité qui agit en tout et en tous. Je demande à l'Esprit Saint d'emplir mon cœur de son souffle et je trace sur moi un large... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Viens Esprit de sainteté, viens, Esprit de lumière de Communauté de l'Emmanuel interprété par Communauté de l'Emmanuel - Il est vivant © Éditions de l'Émmanuel ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le samedi 18 janvier de la première semaine du temps ordinaire. Pour ce temps de prière, je me tiens devant toi Seigneur comme assoiffé de ta parole, « Mon âme te cherche, toi le Dieu vivant ». Rends-moi disponible et accueillant à... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Que ta parole de Communauté de l'Emmanuel interprété par Communauté de l'Emmanuel - Eternelle est ta miséricorde ! © Éditions de l'Émmanuel ; Longing de Jeff Wahl interprété par - Timeless © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mercredi 30 novembre. La prière d'aujourd'hui est portée par le psaume de la liturgie. C'est un psaume à la louange de Dieu. Je me place devant le Seigneur, qui est à la fois au-delà des cieux et au plus intime de mon cœur. Je lui demande que tout mon être soit “ordonné à sa louange”, prêt à reconnaître... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : A l'agneau de Dieu de Elizabeth Bourbouze interprété par Elizabeth Bourbouze - Dédicaces © ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le dimanche 29 septembre, le 26ème dimanche du Temps Ordinaire.En ce jour, l'Eglise se rassemble pour remercier le Seigneur pour ses dons et pour s'en nourrir. Au début de ce temps de prière je peux m'imaginer Dieu qui contemple ses fidèles qui se rassemblent par toute la terre et veulent faire sa joie. Je me présente devant toi Seigneur avec le désir de te plaire. Fais grandir ce... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Lullaby de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes ; Exultez de joie peuple de la terre de Communauté de l'Emmanuel interprété par Communauté de l'Emmanuel - Best of Louange n°54 © Éditions de l'Émmanuel.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le lundi 2 septembre.J'entre doucement dans la prière. En présence de Dieu, je prends le temps de laisser venir à moi par l'imagination tous ceux et celles que je vais croiser dans la semaine. « Seigneur je te demande la grâce d'être Ta présence au monde pour cette semaine là où Tu... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Letting go de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le vendredi 29 août.En respirant lentement, je me place sous le regard de Dieu. Je lui demande de m'aider à reconnaître ce qui est fou et sage dans le monde et dans... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Donne-moi ta grâce de AELF (Association Épiscopale de Liturgie Francophone)/Soeur Agathe Dutrey interprété par Soeur Agathe - Je vous aime au ô mon Dieu (2019) © ADF-Bayard Musique ; Alone de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le vendredi 23 août.Je m'accorde le temps de ralentir, de respirer en faisant attention au souffle. Me voici Seigneur. Calme en moi ce qui est agité, donne-moi la grâce de m'ouvrir à... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Psaume de la Création de Patrick Richard interprété par Patrick Richard et l'Ensemble vocal Dédicace - Paroles en chemin © ADF-Bayard Musique ; Lullaby de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mardi 23 juillet, et nous fêtons Sainte Brigitte, l'une des patronnes de l'Europe. Princesse du royaume de Suède, elle a choisi, à la mort de son mari, une vie monastique. Elle a œuvré pour la Paix à l'époque de la guerre de cent ans.Avec une grande respiration je prends conscience de mon corps, de là où je suis. Je laisse s'apaiser mes émotions et mes pensées, pour me rendre disponible à la Parole que je vais écouter. J'écoute comme si cette parole m'était tout particulièrement adressée, à moi,... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Guinevere de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Guinevere © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le samedi 20 juillet.Il est dur de ne pas m'habituer aux mots de l'Évangile, de me laisser encore surprendre, de les suivre dans leurs contrepieds, d'être dérangé par ce qui ressemble bien fort à des contradictions. Je demande au Seigneur de me déshabituer, je lui demande la grâce... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Je ne puis craindre un Dieu de Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux / Jean-Baptiste Du Jonchay interprété par Jeunesse Franciscaine de Bitche - Car il n'est qu'amour © Éditions JADE ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le vendredi 19 juillet et nous nous souvenons du vénérable Jacques Sevin, jésuite français reconnu comme un des fondateurs du scoutisme catholique, et mort il y a 73 ans.« Le salut, ce n'est pas une corvée à faire, une affaire à négocier, ni une formalité à remplir. C'est une amitié à se faire et bien facile puisque l'ami ne demande qu'à se laisser aimer ». Je laisse ces mots de Jacques Sevin donner le ton à ma prière. je demande la grâce d'entrer dans l'amitié... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Longing de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le jeudi 27 juin.Pour entrer dans le mouvement de la prière, je me tourne vers Dieu en pensée. Je pense à ce petit quart d'heure avec Lui qui commence et je lui dis mon espoir de lui offrir pleinement, en m'ouvrant à sa proximité. Avec le texte de ce jour, Jésus nous invite à une profonde cohérence entre nos convictions et nos actions. Je demande au Seigneur de sentir ce que je veux, de clarifier ce que je pense, et de me rendre compte avec lucidité de la justesse... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Señor, que florezca tu justicia de Communauté de Taizé interprété par Communauté de Taizé - Laudamus Te © Communauté de Taizé ; Alone de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le dimanche 16 juin de la 11ème semaine du temps ordinaire.Je prends le temps de m'asseoir et de contempler ce qui m'entoure. Je me rends présent à la vie, aux mouvements, aux paroles qui m'environnent. Seigneur, tu viens me rejoindre en ce lieu, en ce temps et je trace sur mon front un signe... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Lullaby de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes ; Grain de Sénevé de GPS Trio interprété par GPS Trio - Tu traverses nos chemins (2013) © Voir le site de GPS Trio.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le dimanche 26 mai, fête de la Ste Trinité.Invité à suivre l'Esprit, je demande à Dieu la grâce de me laisser conduire, en toute confiance. Je me marque lentement du signe de la Croi... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Padre amado de D.R. interprété par Cristóbal Fones - En El solo la esperanza © Cristóbal Fones ; Home de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mercredi 1er mai de la 5ème Semaine du Temps Pascal.En cette fête du Travail qui est aussi jour de repos, l'Eglise m'invite à faire mémoire de Joseph, époux de la Vierge Marie et père adoptif de Jésus. Homme au silence actif, il a pris soin de sa famille avec un cœur de Père, comme le Seigneur le fait avec moi... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Letting go de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le jeudi 25 Avril, 4ème semaine du Temps Pascal et nous fêtons Saint Marc évangéliste. Au début de ce temps de prière je me présente à toi Seigneur en demandant la grâce de l'humilité pour mieux entendre ta parol... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Humblement nous venons à toi de D. Sheridan interprété par Communauté de l'Emmanuel - Il est vivant ! Nous croyons ! – CD 64 © Éditions de l'Émmanuel ; Guinevere de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Guinevere © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mardi 12 mars, de la 4ème semaine du Carême.Au début de ce temps de prière je prends conscience de tout ce qui m'habite en ce moment et par un geste ou une attitude extérieure je dis au Seigneur mon désir de venir à sa rencontre ... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Jésus Maître de la vie de André Gouzes interprété par Chœur Saint-Ambroise - Carême - Eveille-toi ! © ADF-Bayard Musique ; Longing de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le lundi 11 mars, de la 4ème semaine du Carême.Au moment d'entrer dans la prière je me rends présent à Celui qui est là et qui m'attend. Je me dispose intérieurement et j'ouvre mon cœur à sa Parole de vie et de lumière ... Chaque jour, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe ! A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Le Seigneur te nourrit de la fleur du froment de Keur Moussa interprété par Keur Moussa - Psaumes et rythmes pour tous les temps - lundi à mercredi © Editions Art et Musique ; Pastorale de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Playing with Silence © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
Discernment is the process of gaining clarity on finding direction for the next step of our journey. SHOW NOTES Last year Steve and Gwen went through a period of repositioning: changes were on the horizon but any clarity about what to do next was clouded by the realization that they were not on the same page. They reached out to a trusted Spiritual Director for help and the result was what they called a “Discernment Retreat.” They needed clarity. They needed discernment. Today's podcast is a discussion between Steve and the Spiritual Director they called on for help, Martie McMane. A retired minister, artist, and spiritual director, Martie used a collage process that helped Steve & Gwen in making those crucial, life decisions. Today they dive deep into the process. Thank you for joining us in today's conversation! ABOUT MARTIE MCMANE Rev. Martie McMane, MA, M.Div, is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and was the Senior Minister of First Congregational Church in Boulder from 2000-2016. As a certified Enneagram teacher for 25 years, Martie has reached well over 1,000 people with her in-depth knowledge of the Enneagram and how its understanding can be transformative for our lives. In retirement, she enjoys creating pastels and mixed media, using it as a way to express the connection with the Divine as witnessed in nature and what it means to be human. Martie's Website Mentioned in the Podcast SoulCollage Evolving: An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery and Community by Seena B. Frost Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri Nouwen Merton's Prayer: Finding God's Will This is the Soul Collage that Steve did in the retreat with Marty. MUSIC USED IN PODCAST Music Break at 33:22 & 36:32 - Waltz for the Broken Hearted Written and performed by Jeff Wahl. SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please consider a gift to support our ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter's Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM Facebook Soul Care Conversations Group Page Potter's Inn Main FB Page Instagram CONTACT US podcast@pottersinn.com INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES? Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats.
Podcast Méditer l'Évangile, le Psaume ou la Lecture du jour en audio ¦ Prie en chemin
Aujourd'hui nous sommes le mercredi 19 octobre et nous fêtons les Saints Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues et leurs compagnons, prêtres missionnaires jésuites au Canada au 17e siècle et martyrs.Au début de ce temps de prière, je m'associe à la démarche du pape François, qui est allé l'été dernier à la rencontre des peuples autochtones canadiens pour leur demander pardon des abus, dont ils ont été victimes dans les pensionnats catholiques. Donne-moi Seigneur d'être artisan de justice... Chaque jours, retrouvez 12 minutes une méditation guidée pour prier avec un texte de la messe !A retrouver sur l'application et le site www.prieenchemin.org. Musiques : Te alabo en verdad de Martin Valverde interprété par Cristóbal Fones SJ - En El solo la esperanza © Cristóbal Fones ; Longing de Jeff Wahl interprété par Jeff Wahl - Meditative Guitar © Creative Commons by-nc-sa license from Magnatunes.
In this podcast: 1. Suzanne Teng, 2. Tilopa, 3. Paul Avgerinos, 4. Ray Montford, 5. Jasmine Brunch, 6. Kourosh Dini, 7. Paul Avgerinos, 8. Toni Iniguez, 9. Robert Otto, 10. Rob Costlow, 11. Jasmine Brunch, 12. Jeff Wahl
In this podcast: 1. Bella Gaia, 2. Robert Rich, 3. Chad Lawson, 4. Joel Bruce Wallach, 5. Joel Bruce Wallach, 6. Jeff Wahl, 7. Lydia McCauley, 8. Sasha Merkulov, 9. Jasmine Brunch, 10. Mystic Crock, 11. Cobb Bussinger, 12. Carlos Schwarz
In this podcast: 1. Cari Live, 2. Rapoon, 3. Francois Couture, 4. Matthew E Sargent, 5. Marcos H Bolanos, 6. John Cabrera, 7. Luke Gartner-Brereton, 8. Jeff Wahl, 9. Rob Costlow, 10. Satori
In this podcast: 1. David Gilden, 2. Lydia McCauley, 3. Lisa Lynne, 4. Hans Christian, 5. Joel Bruce Wallach, 6. Luke Gartner-Brereton, 7. Ehren Starks, 8. Jasmine Brunch, 9. Emily Burridge, 10. Jeff Wahl, 11. Dmitry Krasnoukhov, 12. Sambodhi Prem
In this podcast: 1. Mystic Crock, 2. Cheryl Ann Fulton, 3. John Cabrera, 4. David Modica, 5. EuchMad, 6. Jeff Wahl, 7. Mogilalia, 8. Daniel Berkman, 9. Exhalation, 10. David Modica, 11. Robert Rich
In this podcast: 1. David Modica, 2. Kourosh Dini, 3. Jeff Wahl, 4. Joel Bruce Wallach, 5. Lisa Lynne, 6. Steve Eulberg, 7. Joel Bruce Wallach, 8. Joel Bruce Wallach, 9. Joel Bruce Wallach, 10. Mogilalia, 11. Ehren Starks, 12. Robert Rich
In this podcast: 1. David Modica, 2. Judson Hurd, 3. Ehren Starks, 4. Angelight, 5. Jeff Wahl, 6. Joel Bruce Wallach, 7. Mogilalia, 8. Joel Bruce Wallach, 9. Jeff Wahl, 10. Stellamara
Program 289 continues with new material and we start with Jeff Wahl and a very interesting album wjhich we play 4 of to get us started. Set 1: Jeff Wahl Echo 03:12 Jeff Wahl Children of the Night 04:21 Jeff Wahl Home on the Range 01:15 Jeff Wahl Waiting Out Corona 03:56 Set 2: Maurice and the Beejays Curtains 01:49 Maurice and the Beejays Put your hands on your head 04:08 Maurice and the Beejays Brown bread 03:18 Set 3: Seffi Starshine Tonal 19:01 Seffi Starshine Saphiraugen 59:26 Set 4: Katie Gurba I'm Sorry 02:55 Dubtrak Unobstructed View 05:28 4oresight 2020 02:41 Olexa Kabanov Ladkanka 03:52 Optimal Tunes Crystal Clear 03:53 Passamezzo Now Winter Nights Enlarge (Thomas Campion) 02:41 Rapoon Lost caress 03:22 Set 5: Bluescreen Critical_stop 02:03 Diamond Note Hold My Hand 04:23 Emily Reo Counterspell 01:57 Hiemal & Scott Lawlor Hiemal - Moonlit Glade 15:59 End of program
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Mijo, 3. Hans Christian, 4. Jeff Wahl, 5. Kourosh Dini, 6. Jeff McAuley, 7. Barry Sulkin, 8. Sieber, Kammen and Fulton, 9. Angelight, 10. Andrew Jilin, 11. Twilight Archive
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Cheryl Ann Fulton, 3. Hans Christian, 4. Kourosh Dini, 5. Cari Live, 6. David Gilden, 7. Angelight, 8. Cari Live, 9. Robert Rich, 10. Jeff McAuley, 11. Daniel Berkman
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Jasmine Brunch, 3. Cari Live, 4. Ray Carl Daye, 5. Suzanne Teng, 6. Jeff Wahl, 7. Francesca Genco, 8. Alexander Lisenkov, 9. Mystic Crock, 10. Suzanne Teng, 11. Fernwood, 12. Lydia McCauley, 13. Satori
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Angelight, 3. Rapoon, 4. Dmitry Krasnoukhov, 5. Judson Hurd, 6. Exhalation, 7. Jamie Janover, 8. David Modica, 9. John Cabrera, 10. Hans Christian, 11. Paul Avgerinos
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Sambodhi Prem, 3. Viviana Guzman, 4. Daniel Knowler, 5. Rob Costlow, 6. Cobb Bussinger, 7. Kourosh Dini, 8. John Cabrera, 9. Lydia McCauley, 10. Bjorn Fogelberg, 11. Judson Hurd, 12. Toni Iniguez, 13. Kristian Taus, 14. Ray Montford
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Jami Sieber, 3. Lydia McCauley, 4. Joseph Nimoh, 5. Angelight, 6. Robert Rich, 7. Michael Murphy, 8. Bindi Society, 9. Francois Couture, 10. Kourosh Dini, 11. Kourosh Dini, 12. Robert Rich
In this podcast: 1. Paul Avgerinos, 2. Sulis, 3. Satori, 4. Cheryl Ann Fulton, 5. Ehren Starks, 6. Angelight, 7. Robert Rich, 8. Cheryl Ann Fulton, 9. Reza Manzoori, 10. Jeff Wahl, 11. Rapoon, 12. Lydia McCauley
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Steve Eulberg, 3. Lisa Lynne and George Tortorelli, 4. Rob Cosh, 5. Francois Couture, 6. Michael Travisano, 7. Piotr Janeczek, 8. Angelight, 9. Jeff Wahl, 10. Lisa Lynne, 11. Jarkko Hietanen, 12. Maneli Jamal
Lots of stuff today. After taking a week off, and the last program being on December 24th 2020, we're back to continue the graces of bringing you lots of tunes and spotlights for both series. This time, Jeff Wahl. He is described on Magnatune as: "Acoustic new age and jazz guitar." We'll talk about the profile and more. Enjoy! We start today's program with two versions of a very beautiful track I've heard time and time again on the new age channel on Pandora. Compare the difference maybe? You decide. Both are good. I'll talk about my thoughts on the song, and of course we'll feature our main featured artist and more as I discussed getting a bunch of tunes form lots of artists of late. The program will have a mixture of new material that's gotten since our break, and we play some from each talked about. Set 1: Yiruma, When The Love Falls Yiruma, When The Love Falls (String ver.) Katie Gurba, Late Night Drive Emily Burridge, Dawn Set 2: Yiruma, Tears On Love Yiruma, River Flows In You Greg Williams, Action Theme No.1 Healing Muses, a) Full Rigged Ship (Trad Shetland Islands) b) Bobby Casey's hornpipe (Trad Irish) Set 3: We start with our featured artist Jeff Wahl. Jeff Wahl, Mockingbird Jeff Wahl, Spanish ballad Jeff Wahl, Run Jeff Wahl, Butterfly Laura Dreyer, Moreno dos Olhos Castanhos Lisa Lynne, Soliloquy Lydia McCauley, Porcero Danza (Dance of the Pigs) Set 4: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mozart and Memories Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Toccata - Carpimus Noctem Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Epiphany Allister Thompson, Panic in the World Allister Thompson, A Northern Song Allister Thompson, The Drowned Girl Allister Thompson, Untouchable, Part I Hopkirk, He Can Handle This Hopkirk, Do Good And Show Kindness Set 5: I think I ended up slipping in another compare the difference. You'll have to listen to find out where within the following playlist set. Your toughts matter. Pentatonix, Good To Be Bad Jeff Wahl, Learning Patience Jeff Wahl, Saturday Morning Jeff Wahl, Surrender Jeff Wahl, Brahm's Lullaby, Op. 49 no. 4 (Johannes Brahms) Jeff Wahl, Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in D major, P. 37) (Johann Pachelbel) Jeff Wahl, Sunday (Jeff Wahl) Jeff Wahl, Adelita (Francisco Tarrega) Jeff Wahl, Change Jeff Wahl, Brontosaurus Jeff Wahl, Four Day Weekend Set 6: Bert Hulshoff, trying something new End of program
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Lydia McCauley, 3. Magnatune Compilation, 4. Sambodhi Prem, 5. Robert Otto, 6. Werner Durand, 7. Barry James, 8. Kourosh Dini, 9. Koshanin, 10. Mogilalia
Welcome to the podcast, this is close to 5 hours long but a lot of fun. Here is the playlist. No linking. The Independent artist spotlight, broadcast 152 will be a special show where we take you all around the world in the holiday collection. Maybe some compare the differences, you'll have to see. Set 1: ------------- Hour Marker -------------, 1300 (1pm 12/24/2020) BYU Vocal Point, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Live) BYU Vocal Point, Nuttin' for Christmas Tonic Sol-fa, Nuttin' for Christmas Set 2: Scott Lawlor, Green Sleeves Scott Lawlor, Apertio aurium Scott Lawlor, We Three Kings who were lost and never found Set 3: Jeff Wahl, All Creatures of Our God and King Jeff Wahl, Abide with Me Jeff Wahl, Go Down Moses (Let My People Go) Rockapella, I Have a Little Dreidel Rockapella, Matunda Ya Kwanzaa Rockapella, Christmas Altogether Rockapella, Happy Christma-Hanu-Kwanzaa Holiday Dave Nachmanoff, Grateful Naomi Less, What You Give Hillel Tigay & Judeo, Hallelujah Jay Rapoport, The Holiday Song David Broza, The Art of Losing Marty Goetz, Shepherd's Song Marty Goetz, Arise, Shine Marty Goetz, Traditional Chanukah B'rachot (Blessings) Marty Goetz, Mi Y'malel (Who Can Retell) Marty Goetz, The Gift Of Christmas Set 4: Ariel Rose, Hanukkah's Child Margie Rosenthal and Ilene Safyan, S'vivon Sov Sov Sov Margie Rosenthal and Ilene Safyan, Take a Potato Shir Soul, Hanukkah - Africa Shir Soul, Dreidel The Belmonts, The Eight Days of Hanukkah Sue Epstein, Shake Another Hand Various Artists, Chanikah/Solstice Various Artists, Chanike Oy Chanike Various Artists, Light One Candle Sue Epstein, Tree of Life Sue Epstein, Twinkle, Twinkle Set 5: Debbie Friedman, Alef Bet Song Debbie Friedman, Miriam's Song Debbie Friedman, Happy Thanksgiving Debbie Friedman, On Wings of Eagles Debbie Friedman, And the Youth Shall See Visions Ya Elah, Each of Us Ya Elah, Mah Gadlu Ya Elah, Y'hi Ratzon Set 6: Craig Taubman-Various Artists, Hanukah o Hanukah Craig Taubman-Various Artists, Candle Blessings David Grover, Zum Galli Galli David Grover, Blood Of The Maccabees David Grover, Light Up The World With Love Doda Mollie, Yodelay Do Potato Jill Moskowitz, Lots of Latkes Jill Moskowitz, Afioman Mambo Jill Moskowitz, The Burning Bush Kenny Ellis, Swingin' Dreidel Kenny Ellis, Hanu-Calypso Six13, Nice Jewish Boy Band Chanukah Medley Six13, Pesach Shop Six13, One Mitzvah (The Bar Mitzvah Song) Six13, Shema Cantor David Putterman, Rock Of Ages Stanley Adams and Sid Wayne, Twas the Night Before Chanukah The Klezmatics, Hanukah Tree Ramones, Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonite) Benny Goodman, Santa Claus Came in the Spring The Ames Brothers, I Got A Cold For Christmas Set 7: Tonic Sol-fa, Joseph's Song Tonic Sol-fa, The Little Drummer Boy The Color Bars, Merry Christmas It's Your Birthday Peter Hollens, Grown Up Christmas List (feat. Evynne Hollens) Pentatonix, Grown-Up Christmas List (feat. Kelly Clarkson) Noteworthy, Sing a Song of Merry Christmas This will complete the program, sadly. I've had fun bringing this program to you. Stay tuned next time when I return to Saturday and more Independent artist spotlights.
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. David Gilden, 3. Marcos H Bolanos, 4. Barry Phillips, 5. Thomas Otten, 6. Mogilalia, 7. Reza Manzoori, 8. Twilight Archive, 9. Giorgio Costantini, 10. Sambodhi Prem, 11. Tilopa, 12. Giorgio Costantini
In this podcast: 1. Jeff Wahl, 2. Lisa Lynne, 3. Julian Blackmore, 4. Mogilalia, 5. Michael Travisano, 6. Gianmarco Leone, 7. Dmitry Krasnoukhov, 8. Geoff Cawthorn, 9. Aryeh Frankfurter and Lisa Lynne, 10. Luke Gartner-Brereton, 11. Jan Hanford
In this podcast: 1. Jasmine Brunch, 2. Robert Otto, 3. Daniel Berkman, 4. Dmitry Krasnoukhov, 5. Hans Christian, 6. Saros, 7. Paul Avgerinos, 8. Jesse Manno, 9. Jeff Wahl, 10. Joel Bruce Wallach, 11. Hans Christian, 12. Angelight, 13. Ray Montford
Hello Everyone, welcome to the program. I'm getting it up the same day, yeah! Here is the playlist for today's independent artist show for the spotlight. This week, Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir and his Christmas albun which is the only album out there. We've got other stuff as well. Set 1: Chris Field, Autumn Moon (instrumental) George Clifford, Dolce, Allegro, Largo, Presto from Fantasia no 7 in E Flat Major for Violin Without Bass Ian Underwood, Pylons and pProbes Set 2: Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Dancing Day: Part I: Prelude (Rutter) Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Dancing Day: Part II: Interlude (Rutter) Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Dancing Day: Part II: Coventry carol (Rutter) Jeff Wahl, Reservoir Ridge Jeromy Darling, Hold Me Down Jesus in Japan, After You Left Us Jeff Wahl, She misses the ocean Jeremy Moyer, Spring on Wutai Mountain Jeff Wahl, Street Party Set 3: Jeff Wahl, It is Well with my Soul Jeff Wahl, Nearer, My God to Thee Jeff Wahl, Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow Jeff Wahl, Go Down Moses (Let My People Go) Jeff Wahl, Swing Low Sweet Chariot/Nichael Row the Boat Ashore Set 4: Steve Eulberg, I Celebrate Life touchingGrace, Sitar Study Jay Kishor, Kirwani Jeni Melia, The Dark Is My Delight Set 5: Binaural Space, Peace On Earth Binaural Space, Good King Wenceslas Binaural Space, O Holy Night Set 6: Wings Of An Angel, Find Your G-Spot In Your Heart, Not Where You've Been Told It Is Hellena, Dream Big iceman bob, essence Kuutana, Aqua Carey Moore, A Millworker's Son Dreams Aitua, Energy Set 7: Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Dancing Day: Part I: Angelus ad virginem (Rutter) Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Dancing Day: Part II: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Rutter) Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Six Noels Anciens: Noel nouvelet (Patriquin) Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir, Six Noels Anciens: Tous les Bourgeois de Chatres (Patriquin) End of program
In this podcast: 1. Lydia McCauley, 2. Dr Sounds, 3. Kourosh Dini, 4. Magnatune Compilation, 5. Jeff Wahl, 6. Olexa Kabanov, 7. David Gilden, 8. Mogilalia, 9. Thomas Otten, 10. John Cabrera, 11. Dmitry Krasnoukhov, 12. Giorgio Costantini
In this podcast: 1. Paul Avgerinos, 2. DAC Crowell, 3. Lisa Lynne, 4. Jasmine Brunch, 5. Daniel Halliday, 6. Marcos H Bolanos, 7. Robert Rich, 8. Nightfall Project, 9. Jeff Wahl, 10. EuchMad, 11. Satori
Today, we're going to France, and I've really enjoyed this artist. Today's artist is Aitua and I know she's got a few albums. We'll feature some from the variety of albums, and I hope you enjoy! Set 1: Acappella, Angels Long to Look into These Things hands upon black earth, Cover Me Healing Muses, a) In A Garden So Green b) Joy yo the person of my love Set 2: Alan Marchand, Meet John Dough Almer and Nirvan, Moj Dilbere Amoeba, Water Vapor AndrewPlusJohn, Dance on the Jetty Anna Rynefors and Erik Ask Upmark, Skebergslaten Erik Ask Upmark, Blekingarna Set 2: Aitua, Medieval Game - IV Enigmatic Forest Aitua, Words - II History Aitua, Words - V Truth Alexander Lisenkov, Reggae Theme 3 AlmaNova, Bosna Nova Angelight, Relative Reality Set 3: Jeff Wahl, Between Two Worlds Jenraytor, Ooh Baby Jesus in Japan, After You Left Us Nick Kingsley, Time Travel Aitua, The Grim Reaper - I Andante Aitua, The Grim Reaper - II Presto Aitua, The Gray Forest - III Jocker Olexa Kabanov, On the Wings of the Renaissance Optimal Tunes, Ghosts of the Sea Nick Kingsley, Heatwave Set 4: Jerry Berlongieri, Breach Kaissa, Ombwa Te Swivel Neck Jones, The Empty Mirror Tatiana Kochkareva, What Is It The Bell Hours, Tense Edward Martin, Fantasia 3 Graham Lynch, Watching the Thames Human Response, The Loss Indidginus, Chakrasonic Ion, All the Small Things Jeff Wahl, Africa Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles, Chubby's on the Way We hope you've enjoyed the program as much as I have putting it together. See you next time.
In this podcast: 1. Doug Hamer, 2. Bluesboy Jag, 3. Jeff Wahl, 4. Reza Manzoori, 5. Daniel Bautista, 6. David Modica, 7. David Modica, 8. John Williams, 9. Daniel Bautista, 10. John Williams, 11. Kalyan and Sambodhi Prem
In this podcast: 1. David Modica, 2. Oliostere, 3. Jeff Wahl, 4. Luke Gartner-Brereton, 5. Maneli Jamal, 6. Daniel Knowler, 7. Bluesboy Jag, 8. Daniel Bautista, 9. Jerry Palmer, 10. Shadows from the Underground, 11. Daniel Knowler, 12. Jon Swift, 13. Brian Bunker Trio, 14. Jeff Wahl, 15. Heavy Mellow
In this podcast: 1. David Modica, 2. Heifervescent, 3. Rob Johnson Music, 4. Mark Cook, 5. Jeff Wahl, 6. Ray Montford, 7. Ray Montford, 8. Ray Montford, 9. Shadows from the Underground, 10. Ray Montford, 11. Shadows from the Underground, 12. David Modica, 13. Daniel Bautista
Jeff Wahl, a long-time litigator and expert on medical malpractice issues, addresses the legal, ethical, and medical implications of the publication of junk science. He discusses examples of scientifically dishonest research published in prominent scientific and medical journals, how the illegitimate research was uncovered, how the publishers deal with retractions and how these types of medical fraud can be prevented. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 20, 2017)
Howie and Matt Willinger discuss the fallout of the North Carolina road loss for the Cards. Plus, Raashaan Myers, Arthur Albiero, and Jeff Wahl.
Howie and Katie George talk about what super power they would give this year's Louisville team. Plus, Paul Rogers, Jeff Wahl, and Jack Coffee.
The Fable of the Tarsierby Barry J. NorthernWhy not listen along to the Fable of the Tarsier as you read? Just click the play button below or download the MP3. A tarsier sat upon his branch, chewing on a large cricket he had just caught. A warm jungle breeze rustled the leaves about him, and above, stars twinkled through the forest canopy.He heard approaching footsteps on the branch and swivelled his head, fixing his large eyes upon a brother hurrying towards him. The younger tarsier waved his arms and chirruped. So hurried was Chirrup that Cricket-Catcher did not at first understand his words.“... coming … quick … coming … this big.”Cricket-Catcher smiled around a mouthful of food as he watched Chirrup extend his little arms as wide as his slight frame would allow. “Big, eh?”Chirrup jumped up and down and nodded. “Yes, yes. Big it is. Quick.”“Quick too?”“No, no quick, we must go.”“Where? I've just caught this cricket. I'm not moving.”This sent Chirrup into another frenzy of arm-waving and high-pitching singing. “... coming … big … snake.”This caught Cricket-Catcher's attention. “A snake? A big snake is coming?”Chirrup sighed and deflated. “Yes.”“Relax. Snakes are slow.”Cricket-Catcher spotted a Striped Tree Frog sneaking up the tree's wide bole below him. Finishing off his cricket, his mind already on his next meal, he spoke idly to Chirrup whilst eyeing the frog. “You know, those are clever little things. Tasty though. Worth catching. Can't leap as well as us. I saw one in the morning once, just before going to bed.”“Go! We go now!”“Yeah, yeah. Just a minute. It was pale coloured. You never see them pale like that at night. It's like they change colour to fool us. Argh! A snake!”Cricket-Catcher had never before seen a snake as large as the one that loomed up from the shadows beyond the small frog.“I told you!” cried Chirrup as the pair leapt upwards into the canopy where the branches were thin and the snake could not follow.“I know. But did you see the size of that thing?”A picture is worth a thousand words.The Fable of the Tarsier by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, and provided by magnatune.com
The Fable of the Pigeonby Barry J. Northern A young pigeon, not long out of the nest, squabbled among his fellows around the legs of one of the wingless giants who sat upon the strange wooden bush at this time every day.His father stayed close to him. “Look Fletch, this here giant is dropping bits of giant food already, good as grain that stuff. Oh, he'll fling us his scraps at the end, but you wanna watch out for anything you can get.” His father laughed at the older pigeons at the front of the crowd, fighting for scraps. “Look at em go. That's the way!”“But, Dad?”“Yes, my son?”“Can't I just have grain mash? You've still got crop milk. I like it with a bit of crop milk.”“Look son, I told you already, you're off the milk now. It'll dry up soon anyhow.”“What about Mum?”“She's got your brother to worry about. Look, you're not a squab any more.” His beady red eye darted ahead of a sharp-turned neck. “Look out! He's dropping scraps! Go on, get in there my son.”Fletch, wanting to impress his father, pushed his way in. Everyone said Fletch was big for his age, and he was pleased that he had weight enough to force through the crowd of adults and defend his own patch. There were grains among the fluffy giant-food. He picked at them, they were delicious but few. He tried one of the giant's fluffy grains. “Ergh!” He spat it out. In his moment of disgust he lost his place and was forced to the back of the crowd.“What happened, boy?”“Those fluffy grains are horrible, Dad. There were hardly any proper grains, you know, like the ones you and Mum give me.”“Son, if you live long enough to have squabs of your own, you'll wanna rear em on the best pickings. But you gotta learn to take what you can get now, lad. You're on your own.” And with that he flew into the mêlée and pecked at the floor with gusto.Fletch flew around the green square of woodland for a while, not daring to venture into the giant's cliffs that surrounded it. He searched for good grain, but found little, and after several days he was so hungry that the next time the giant sat upon his wooden bush, Fletch was the first at his feet.“Beggars can't be choosers.”The Fable of the Pigeon by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, track 5 Reality Check, and provided by magnatune.com
This week's story, "Healing" is inspired by the rather bad year we've been having so far.Incidental music in the episode is by Jeff Wahl, from the album "Guitarscapes" available at Magnatune.Direct Download
The Fable of the Rhino and the Oxpeckerby Barry J. Northern One morning, a black rhino looked up from the thorny bush he was stripping with his hooked lips, for he heard the distant rumble of hoofbeats.He squinted against the savannah sun and could see only a cloud of dust with a vaguely darker kernel, for his eyesite was poor.He set his feet to the ground and charged off to meet this new threat, for the bush was good, and the females were nearby.An oxpecker, who had been working at a tick near Rhino's ear, flew up above his head. "Charge, my tick-infested friend, charge well. Don't worry about your wounds, for I will keep them clean for you."Rhino called back. "Thank you little friend. I will be back as soon as I have dealt with my enemy."Rhino charged, and soon shortened the distance between himself and the approaching blur. The hoofbeats grew louder, until soon they were as loud as his own, and the distance closed so that even Rhino could clearly see his enemy -- another male, like himself.He called out to him. "Begone, my enemy. There is no room for you here." Then horns collided, and huge pointed heads glanced across each other forcing the pair eye-to-eye for an instant. Then the energy of their momentum was spent, and then their heavy bodies pounded the hard dirt beneath them in a slow cycle of stand-off and head-butting.The pair fought for several minutes, but Rhino was the largest, and so, before long, his rival backed away. "You are the better beast. Perhaps one day I will match your skill." Then Rhino's enemy turned and fled.Rhino chuckled, but it was only as he ambled back to his bush that he began to feel his injuries.When Rhino returned, Oxpecker was waiting, perched on the thorny bush. "Are you hurt my friend?" he said, and if Rhino's ears hadn't been ringing, he might have heard the hint of hopefulness in Oxpecker's voice."A little. Nothing really, just a few scratches along my neck.""Oh dear, oh dear," said the bird, fussing over him. "You feast on your bush while I fe-- er, clean your wounds."Rhino bent his head down. "Thank you my friend."As he ate, Rhino insensibly ignored the sharp pains caused by the duplicitous bird's eager 'ministrations' as the Redbilled Oxpecker set about earning his name."A good enemy is a better person than a false friend."It is commonly held that the symbiotic relationship between the Redbilled Oxpecker and the large mammals of the African plains, such as the Black Rhino, Impala, and Wildebeest, is mutualistic, that is beneficial to both parties. Recent research has shown that the tickbird's behaviour might not reduce the tickload of such animals, and even that it only feeds on engorged ticks to get the food it really wants -- the animal's blood. This is corroborated by observations of the birds drinking and eating from small wounds on the animals, and evidence of them keeping wounds from healing and enlarging them. Such evidence suggests the relationship actuallymay be parasitic, or that perhaps the relationship itself changes to suit environmental factors.Red-billed Oxpeckers : Vampires or Tickbirds? http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/2/154The Fable of the Rhino and the Oxpecker by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, track 5 "Reality Check", and track 11 "Waterfall", and provided by magnatune.com
The Fable of the Glow-wormby Barry J. Northern There was once a glow-worm who emerged out into the world for the first time, and beheld the night sky. While her sisters took their places on the blades of grass to await the menfolk, she stayed gazing at the stars.Before long Stargazer's sisters began to glow and twinkle around her in the grass. To the young glow-worm it was a pretty sight, but not as glorious as the stars above.Now it is the way of glow-worms for the menfolk and womenfolk to each be blessed with a different gift. The menfolk may fly among the heavens, yet are dull to behold. The womenfolk glow like gems, yet are wingless, and must remain among the tall grass. It was time for each of the womenfolk to attract a mate with her beauty, and so soon the evening air buzzed with the flapping of the menfolks' wings.Said Stargazer; "I desire not to be like my sisters, for they live an ordinary life." And so she began to climb the tallest stem she could find, looking up at the stars all the while as if trying to reach them. From time to time she would look back at her tail, and she began to believe it glowed more brightly than her sisters', for the higher she climbed, the smaller her sisters' lights appeared, and the larger her own glow seemed to her.One by one Stargazer watched her sisters' lights go out, for as soon as each one was paired with a mate, she would glow no more, and would settle down to make family with him."Why can't I be like the stars," said she, "and burn all night, high in the sky for all to see and love?"She came to rest at the top of the great stem and thrust her tail high and bright. Many menfolk came to her, but she turned them all away, saying, "I shall not let you dim my light, I must share it with the world."After a time her's was the only light left among the grasses, and seeing only light-less glow-worms crawling beneath her, living ordinary lives, Stargazer believed she must be special like the stars.The night grew cold, and Stargazer began to feel tired, but she would not dim her glow, for she sought to impress those beneath her. Before long a young man, the only glow-worm without a mate, alighted atop the great stem in front of Stargazer.Said he; "Your light is the highest and brightest, and you are beautiful to behold. Will you make family with me?""I will not," said she, "for then I will glow no more and become as dull as everyone else.""Tell me," said he, "how long do you think your beautiful glow will last?""For as long as the stars.""Then what will you do come morning? For the sun outshines them all."Stargazer felt more tired now, and her glow was already beginning to dim. She made no reply.The young man took flight, saying. "I will return again soon. If you then choose not to accept me I will bother you no more."At first, Stargazer scoffed, for the young man was dull, but the more tired she grew, the more his words made their effect on her. She dwelt upon what the future might bring, and when the young man returned, she had the sense at last to agree to make family with him. Though her light went out, she loved her husband, and when her children were born she beheld that the slow-burning fire within her heart was brighter than any star. It was an invigorating light not a tiring one, and it was a light that would never dim.The Fable of the Glow-worm by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Meditative Guitar, track 1 "Lullaby", and provided by magnatune.com
The Fable of the Squirrelby Barry J. Northern There once was a young grey squirrel who became lost in the woods and could not find his way home. He spent a hard year alone casting about for food, for he was used to the help of his family, but in time he learnt well how to eat the spring buds, and later tofind and gather the summer nuts, so that by winter he knew he would live to see the new year.Though Grey had now learnt how to live, it was a lonely life, so when one day he met a black squirrel he became excited and desired to make friends with him."Hello there!" he cried, "How come you are alone in the forest?" But Black hid behind a tree and would not answer. Grey moved closer, slowly, not wanting to alarm the lone squirrel, and it was then he saw that Black was thin and starving.Grey ran back to his horde of acorns and fetched one for Black, hoping then that they would be friends, but when he returned Black was gone.The next day Grey spotted Black again, and this time he did not hide when Grey called out to him. Yet still, when Grey moved closer to offer Black an acorn, the lone squirrel ran away.The next two days were the same, until the third day when at last hunger overtook Black's caution and he took the nut from Grey's paws. Grey stayed nearby, and spoke to Black."How come you are alone in the forest?"But as soon as Grey spoke, Black dropped the acorn and fled, and so Grey knew he would have to be patient, for the poor squirrel was a nervous creature who must have had a much harder life than he.The same happened the next day, and the next, but on the third day Black answered Grey's question. "I fell from my tree and was chased into the woods by a monster, and so I became lost.""Why are you so thin?" said Grey."I used to eat the buds and fruits of my family's tree, but there are no trees like it in this part of the forest, and I do not know what is good to eat."Now Grey was so happy to have someone to talk to that he resolved to lead Black around the forest and show the poor squirrel all the good things there were to eat. For many days Grey lead Black around, and after many more days they became friends.Now one day, to Grey's delight, Black said he wished to try foraging alone, and so Grey stayed home to count the acorns in his horde. He soon found he did not have as many as he reckoned he would need for the winter. It was because he had been leading Black around the forest when he should have been gathering for himself, and so when Black returned with an acorn in his paws, he grew angry and said."You should give that to me, for I have been helping you when I should have been stocking my horde."Black gave the acorn to Grey, and said. "It was a gift to you anyway, for all your help. I will bother you no more." And with that Black left.Grey soon regretted his words, and searched about for his friend, but he never saw Black again. The birds in the trees heard him calling out apologies for his lost friend, and mocked him, singing,"As food is eaten speedily,But very sorely won,So friends are made by many acts, And lost by only one."The Fable of the Squirrel by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Meditative Guitar, track 10 "Alone", and provided by magnatune.com
The Fable of the Carpby Barry J. Northern There was once a school of carp who lived in a slow river with many other water creatures. The river was a beautiful place, full of life, and there was plenty to eat for everyone among weeds, which floated in the clear water.The carp ate well along the river bed, where their favourite food lay, and grew large. Some carp found ways to eat more than others, for they were clever and rooted deep in the mud, and so they became larger more quickly. One carp grew so large in this fashion that he crowned himself king. Even so, he still desired to grow larger, and even began to eat the other fish of the river.Now many of the carp were jealous of King, even while they desired to be as large as he, and so they too rooted deep in the mud and ate the other fish. A few of the carp among them saw that the once clear water was growing muddy, and that there were less kinds of fish in the river than there once were, but most simply desired to grow bigger like those around them.One carp mourned the lost beauty of the river, and so he vowed not to root in the mud lest he help dirty it, nor to eat the other kinds of fish and water creatures, for there were few now left. Yet his efforts made little difference, for all the other carp only desired to grow bigger like their neighbours. He tried to turn the others to his ways, but they would not listen to him, for he was small.One day, King searched for food among the weeds, but found little, and after a time he crossed paths with Small. “Ah,” he said, “a little fish for me to eat.”Small raised his fins. “No, King, you cannot eat me for I am a fish of your own kind.”“But there are no other fish in the river,” said King, and though Small tried to escape, he could not swim as fast as King, and so King swallowed him up. Soon only the largest carp were left swimming with King. No other fish or water creatures played among what was left of the weeds, which were barely visible in the muddy water. King lead the carp on a long swim for a new place to live, but the river only lead to the inhospitable sea, and though some had always said they could live there, they found they could not. So they knew then, when it was too late, that they had spoiled their only good place to live. But still they continued to root in the mud and eat the weeds, for now they were large fish and could not become small again.The Fable of the Carp by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, GuitarScapes, track 14 "Allegro in D Minor", and provided by My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-c39023e5ddc790eb138a25ec5c3b5285}
The Fable of the Starfishby Barry J. Northern Two starfish clung to a rock in the shallows, enjoying the to and fro of the seawater against their tube feet. After a while, one starfish spoke to the other."I am hungry. Let us go and find some mussels to eat."His friend agreed, and so they crawled down the rock and across the sand to where the mussels slept on their rock. On the way, they came to a crevice in a high reef, and Hungry said, "Let us go through this way, for it is quicker."Friend was not sure, and with reason, for soon both starfish were stuck, and as much as they struggled, both had one arm wedged fast within the crevice. Hungry pulled hard and left his arm behind, saying, "It matters not, for my arm will soon grow back." And off he crawled toward the mussels, enjoining his friend to follow."I will follow you soon, brother, for I am almost free." Friend wiggled his arm and with care was able to manoeuvre it out of the crevice without injuring himself. He soon caught up with Hungry, who was already eating mussels on the rock.Hungry and Friend ate together for a while, but Hungry was not satisfied. "Let us go to the top of the rock, where the mussels are bigger."Friend was content, however, saying, "No brother, I will stay here, for these smaller mussels are easier to open."After Friend had feasted a while longer, Hungry came back down the rock, now with only three arms. "What happened to you, brother?""I became stuck in a large mussel, for it was too strong for me. But fear not, brother, for my arm will soon grow back. Let us return to the shallows."Now on the way back to the shallows, Hungry lost two more arms. One he lost to a reef crab rather than walk around it, and the other he lost to a triton shell who had been lurking in the shadows of a short cut. But each time Hungry said to Friend, "Fear not brother, for my arm will soon grow back."Soon the two starfish clung to their rock in the shallows, enjoying the sun on their backs, and the gentle to and fro of the seawater against their tube feet, and as each one's belly was full, they drifted into sleep.When they awoke, the sun was gone, and the to and fro of the sea was no longer gentle. Hungry said, "A storm is coming. Let us find a hole to hide in." But the storm was already upon them, and though they tried, they could not crawl against the surging water. Hungry began to lose his hold upon the rock, and so Friend held out an arm to help."Here, brother, take hold of me."But when Hungry reached out, the angry waters picked him up and washed him onto the heavy pebbles, far away from the shoreline. And though he tried to crawl back to the shallows, he could not, for he only had one arm, and the others had not yet regrown.After that, Friend travelled wide, singing his lamentation to all who would listen.Don't be like the sea star,Washed up upon the shore,For one ounce of prevention,Is worth a pound of cure.The Fable of the Starfish by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive download the MP3 hereMusic by Jeff Wahl from the album, A Light in the Darkness, track 17 "The Sea", and provided by
Interview with Claire Bradin Siskin, WorldCALL 3 workshop presenter. Revoluton for Language Learning site: http://edvista.com/claire/rev/. Revolution Learning Templates: http://edvista.com/claire/rev/templates/templates.html WorldCALL 3 website: http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/modules/tinyd0/ Hello and welcome to another WorldCALL 3 podcast. This podcast features an interview with Professor Claire Bradin Siskin, a workshop presenter at this summer’s conference. Music It is early May, and there is still plenty of time to register for WorldCALL 3. This podcast is particularly aimed at those of you planning to attend the pre-conference workshops, and I really recommend that you do since there is a great selection of interesting opportunities to learn. To start to help you reach a decision on which workshops to attend, today we’re going to have our first interview with a workshop presenter, Claire Bradin Siskin , whose workshop is titled, Join the Revolution. The revolution involves a certain piece of software that allows users to easily create interactive learning applications for the computer. I’ll let her tell you more in a moment. She is director of the Robert Henderson Language Media Center at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-chair of the Program Committee for WorldCALL 3, in addition to being a workshop presenter and it certainly would not be wrong to call her one of the early pioneers in the field of CALL. I sent her some questions to learn more about her role with WorldCALL and the content of her workshop. 1) Could you introduce yourself and talk a little about your work and research areas? I started my teaching career as a Spanish teacher and then taught English as a second and foreign language for many years. I first became inspired by the possibilities of computer-assisted language learning (or CALL) in 1983. That was when I first had a microcomputer at home. In those early days, my son had to help me a lot because I didn’t know much about computers. One day I took my computer to class and watched my students work with a simple vocabulary exercise. I’ll never forget the excitement and energy in the classroom that day. Even though 6 students were working at only one computer, they loved the fact that they could interact with the program and get feedback. Today I work in a language lab, and I support the use of technology in learning many different languages. I guess I’ve never lost that feeling of excitement and enthusiasm that comes when the computers work as we intend them to and truly support the language learner. I have learned that CALL is most successful when language teachers are engaged in the process, so I am involved in teacher education. I am especially interested in software programs and tools that make it easier for teachers and learners to use computers effectively. I also teach a graduate-level course about CALL. 2) What has been your role with WorldCALL? I attended the first 2 WorldCALL conferences – first in Melbourne, Australia in 1998 and then in Banff, Canada in 2003 and presented papers at both. For those 2 conferences, I also served as chair of the Scholarship Committee. The committee members selected CALL practitioners from underserved countries to attend WorldCALL. The opportunity to attend WorldCALL and meet the scholarship recipients at both conferences was a rewarding experience, and I look forward to meeting the 2008 awardees in Japan. For the 2008 conference, I am co-chairing the Program Committee with Françoise Blin. Françoise and I are doing our best to put together a program which will be international in scope and reflective of the multiple ways in which computers are used today in language learning. We have the help of a large Program Committee, and we are especially grateful for the support that we have received from our Japanese hosts in the LET organization. 3) After I read the outline for your workshop, I took a look at the website for Runtime Revolution. The software seems impressive, but could you tell us what the benefits are to using this tool and how it differs from other programs that could be used to make CALL materials? Revolution is a little hard to define. It is described as a “rapid application development (RAD) tool,” and it has also been called a “software erector set.” If you liked playing with modelling clay when you were a child, you will enjoy Revolution. It gives the developer a lot of freedom to create. Some CALL practitioners may remember HyperCard, which was a popular tool for creating CALL materials for the Macintosh. Revolution incorporates many of the features of HyperCard, but it has been developed much further, and it offers many advantages over HyperCard. Revolution is cross-platform, and it is possible to develop materials on a PC and export them to a Macintosh, or vice-versa. There is integrated color, and you can capture and play back both audio and video files. It can be integrated with database programs and with the Internet. It is fairly easy to collect learner data with Revolution, so it is an ideal tool for both research and assessment in a language lab setting. What I like best about Revolution is its ease of use. Both teachers and students seem to enjoy creating materials with it, and they don’t need to have high-level programming skills to do this. I also like the fact that I can use Revolution without depending on the Internet, but I can also use it to connect to the resources on the Internet if I need to. 4) Many people are now using course management systems such as Moodle or Blackboard and using freely available content sharing tools to add multimedia and interactivity to their courses. What benefits do you see software like Revolution offering such instructors? In the first place, Revolution can be used to create CALL materials for those situations in which the Internet is not available at all or is not dependable. Course management systems do allow one to share multimedia resources, but the degree of interactivity with the learner isn’t as well developed as it is with Revolution. To achieve a high degree of interactivity in web-based materials requires the use of programs such as Java or Flash. Revolution is much easier to learn than either of these. I’m doing what I can to make the process of learning about Revolution even easier. If you are interested, you might want to check out my web page, “Revolution for Language Learning,” at http://edvista.com/claire/rev/. Also, I have created a number of templates for language learning. These can be downloaded from http://edvista.com/claire/rev/templates/templates.html. The purpose of the templates is to show language educators what can be done with Revolution and give them a starting point for developing their own CALL materials. Marcel: Well that brings us to the end of this podcast. I would like to thank our guest today, Claire Bradin Siskin, for taking part. I’m sure her workshop will be interesting. You can find the exact time and place of the workshop listed on the WrodCALL 3 website. If you’re planning to attend, or if you are just interested in the software, please take a look at the websites she mentioned. You can find them linked in the transcripts to this podcast. The transcripts, by the way, can be accessed by clicking on the little blue WorldCALL link in the player located on the WorldCALL 3 website. If you downloaded this podcast from iTunes, please be aware that due to space limitations, the full transcripts do not automatically get downloaded with the audio file. Thanks again to Jeff Wahl for his Loop-o-Plane music, available from magnatune.com. And thank you, for downloading this podcast. I’m Marcel Van Amelsvoort, a member of the Kanto chapter of LET. Have a great day and see you next time.
Prof. Vera Menezes Interview Transcripts WorldCALL website: http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/modules/tinyd0/ Dr. Menezes’s website http://www.veramenezes.com/ Podcast website http://worldcall3@podomatic.com This is the official podcast series for the WorldCALL 3 Conference to be held in Fukuoka Japan from August 5th to 8th in 2008. This podcast features an interview with Professor Vera Menezes, one of the keynote speakers at the conference this summer. [Music] Hello everyone and welcome to the podcast. I’m Marcel Van Amelsvoort, a member of LET in Japan, the group hosting WorldCALL this time and this podcast is part of a series of interviews with conference organizers and presenters. We are now less than five months away from the start of the conference and most things are in place. Information on the keynote speakers and the workshops is available on the WorldCALL website and registration is well underway. Discount Earlybird registration is also still available but will be only until the end of April. In the podcast this time, we’ll hear from Dr. Vera Menezes, one of the four keynote speakers at the conference this summer. The title of her address is CALL: A strange attractor in language education in South America. One of the really interesting aspects of a conference like WorldCALL is the opportunity it provides to meet people from other regions of the world and hear what they are doing, and today’s podcast guest is the keynote speaker who will be making the longest journey to get to Japan, since she is based in Brazil. In the outline for her talk, she mentions that she is planning to talk about chaos theory and CALL and about CALL in Brazil and South America. In order to get to know her and her subject matter a little better, I sent her some questions. Marcel: Could you tell us a little about yourself and your areas of interest? Dr. Menezes: Well, I live in Brazil, a former Portuguese colony. By the way, Spanish is the main language in our continent and Brazil is the only country in South America where Portuguese is spoken. I work at Federal University of Minas Gerais, the main university in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais means “General Mines” in Portuguese). My state is famous because of its historical towns on the mountains. It has the largest concentration of historic towns in our country. Three of them are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These 18th century towns have the best examples of baroque art and architecture produced in Brazil. Well, let me talk a little bit about myself. I majored in English in 1971. In my masters, in 1988, I worked with the use of advertisements in EFL teaching. In my Ph.D, in 1991, I carried out a semiotic investigation on the invasion of English words in the Brazilian Culture. I have been working with computer assisted language learning since 1997. I have been teaching reading and writing through the Internet and also some topics aiming at language teacher education. Concerning research, I am particularly interested in language acquisition and learning and interaction in virtual environments. At present, I feel myself divided into two passions: computer assisted language learning and language learning histories. Narrative research is a fascinating methodology and in order to conciliate my diverse interests, I decided to work with multimedia narratives. My students write their language learning histories and add hyperlinks, images, sounds, and videos. A good corpus of those multimedia narratives can be found in my website. Marcel: The topic of your keynote address seems very interesting. Without giving too much away, could you let us know briefly what you plan to talk about, and could you provide a little background for those listeners who may not be so familiar with chaos theory? Dr. Menezes: Chaos theory deals with nonlinear dynamical systems which are apparently disordered. I say, apparently, because there is an underlying order in this apparently lack of order, but it is impossible to make accurate predictions. The dynamics of chaotic systems are highly sensitive to initial conditions. Just a small change in the initial conditions can drastically change the long-term behavior of a system. I think chaos theory offers good metaphors for us to understand how technology has always worked as perturbations in the initial conditions of the educational systems. And chaos should not seen be as a negative feature in education, but as a positive dynamical instability which makes the systems evolve. Think, for instance, of the impact of the book in schools. It is now part of any school routine, but it was a big issue when it was first introduced into the classroom. The book changed teaching and it is now an inseparable element of the education dynamics. The educational system is an open system and its dynamicity, in spite of the expected resistances, is influenced by the dynamics of technological development but, it also influences the route of the technology industry. I think the educational system in the whole world is suffering the turbulence of the new technologies, but in South America, perhaps, the rhythm of the technological integration in schools is still slow due to our serious unbalances in regional development, income distribution and in educational quality. We must face the digital divide and the gap between rich and poor learners I intend to discuss a little bit about the positive dynamical instability, that is chaos, which new technologies brought to language learning language in South America. Marcel: I think many listeners will be interested in hearing about the state of English and other language education in South America. Could you talk a little about some of the challenges there and how you have tried to meet those challenges? Dr. Menezes: English is the main foreign language studied in South America. In Brazil, Spanish teaching is increasing due to legal requirements and the same is happening with Portuguese in other countries, such as Argentina, for example. Concerning CALL, I guess that we face the same challenges found all over the world: limited technology and big classes, limited connections and limited hardware, lack of technical support, and the price of software. Although free software, such as Linux, is also found in schools, we still have to pay a lot of money to Bill Gates. I have been testing different designs to deal with some of the challenges we face in our context. My PhD students and I have been investigating new possibilities to overcome the constraints we are supposed to face in our context. One of these attempts dealt with online autonomous groups. Braga (2007), under my supervision, found out that we can successfully teach big classes if we divide them into small groups and give them autonomy to do their tasks according to their limitations of time and technology. By doing so, we promoted distribution of control and the learning communities could make decisions which enabled them to overcome possible difficulties in accessing the internet. Marcel: You also had an interesting quotation in one of the articles you listed in your profile (No one educates anyone else, no one educates themselves, men educate one another, mediated by the world.—Paulo Freire). Could you talk a little about this as well? Dr. Menezes: Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator who influenced many teachers around the world. He was against traditional education which he used to describe with the banking metaphor. In his famous book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, he says the teacher as narrator leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated content. This “banking education” turns students into “containers,” into “receptacles” to be “filled” by the teacher. The more completely she fills the receptacles, the better a teacher she is and education thus becomes an act of depositing, in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor. Freire adds that knowledge emerges only through a continuing and hopeful inquiry, in the world, with the world, and with each other. That is what our group in Brazil has been trying to do. We believe that in asynchronous on-line courses, supported by socio-cultural methodologies, we can create an environment in which we educate each other, mediated by the computer. When I say we, I include myself, because I also have been learning with my students. I understand that the role of teachers in this millennium is to facilitate interaction and collaboration among students and allow their creativity to arouse. As Freire’s follower, I believe in education as the practice of freedom and not as an instrument of oppression. I want CALL to help my students to reflect, act and transform the world. Marcel: And that brings us to the end of this podcast. I would like to thank Professor Menezes for giving her time to make this podcast possible. And thanks to Jeff Wahl again and his song Loop-o-plane, available a Magnatune.com. Limited transcripts for this podcast are available through iTunes. For full transcripts, you’ll need to go to the podcast site at podomatic.com. That’s it. See you next time.
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