Podcasts about visio divina

On today's episode, Johnnette Williams shares a reflection on Ascension Thursday, drawing from the writings of St. Pope Leo XIII to tell us how God desires to pour out His heavenly blessings upon us. As we take your calls, listeners share inspiring testimonies of their involvement in the Pro-Life movement within their communities. In addition, we explore the prayer practice of Visio Divina, what it is and how to pray it.

On today's episode, Johnnette Williams shares a reflection on Ascension Thursday, drawing from the writings of St. Pope Leo XIII to tell us how God desires to pour out His heavenly blessings upon us. As we take your calls, listeners share inspiring testimonies of their involvement in the Pro-Life movement within their communities. In addition, we explore the prayer practice of Visio Divina, what it is and how to pray it.

Pastor Michael continues our Eastertide series and leads us in a collective practice of Visio Divina, using Scott Erickson's artpiece depicting the story of Thomas. How does Jesus meet us and honor our needs- even in the face of our very real doubts?

Listen in to be guided through a Maundy Thursday liturgy and the sacred practice of Visio Divina—prayerfully seeing—using the artwork linked below. Let's reflect upon the invitation to love one another as Christ has loved us as we gather separate, yet together in spirit.Visio Divina Image

This year, North City Church is participating in Lent through a reflective process called "Visio-Divina" - - It is a contemplative practice involving image, prayer, and scripture. This is week 1 in our journey together as a community. Each week an image created by "Scott The Painter" (Scott Erickson) will be displayed, and a scripture read to guide in discussion and aid us in our journey of reflection towards the cross.March 9, 2025

Artist, influencer, writer Grace Morbitzer offers a guided meditation using her modernized portrait of Sts. Clare and Francis of Assisi. In 5 simple steps, learn about a holy man and holy woman, at the same time connecting their lives to your own in a moment of mindfulness, meditation and deepening. Reflect on the nature of...

In this episode, we explore Visio Divina, a unique form of prayer that invites us to encounter God through sacred art. Madeline Larson joins us to share how this practice has deepened her connection with God, especially in today's fast-paced world. Tune in as we discuss how slowing down to meditate on religious imagery can help us tune into God's voice and experience His presence in new and meaningful ways. Like what you're hearing? Leave us a review, subscribe, and follow us on social media @practicingcatholicshow!  Facebook⁠⁠  ⁠Instagram⁠⁠  ⁠YouTube⁠ 

12/24/2024 Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols Chris Breslin   Images Lesson 1 – Creation (St. John’s Bible) Lesson 4 – The Peaceable Kingdom (Edward Hicks) Lesson 6 – Holy Family of the Streets (Kelly Lattimore) Lesson 9 – Flight into Egypt (Ivanka Demchuk)

In Season 5, we are featuring reflections from our Advent project called Advent in Durham: Streams in the Desert. Day 21 - Visio Divina - Historic Russell School. Read online at www.durhamcares.org/advent.  Theme Music: Peaceful by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5169-peaceful License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  See the photo for today's Visio Divina at hhttps://historicrussellschool.org/history.

Father Chris Walsh joins Patrick to discuss Christmas with Lectio Divina (3:59) Why are Christmas Celebrations important? How does Lectio Divina connect with us in our world today? (20:02) Break 1 How much of scripture should we (25:00) what is the meditation and contemplation? (28:26) Michel - giving gifts. In Matthew 6, supposed to give in secret. How do we relate that to Christmas giving? is boastful to buy expensive things? (34:47) Break 2 What is a good translation of the bible to use for Lectio Divina (40:04) What is Visio Divina? (42:50) Fr. Bill - I was directing a retreat at Trappist Abbey. I begin with Scripture, read in silence, then stop and contemplate.

In Season 5, we are featuring reflections from our Advent project called Advent in Durham: Streams in the Desert. Day 7 - Visio Divina - Eno River. Read online at www.durhamcares.org/advent.  Theme Music: Peaceful by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5169-peaceful License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  See the photo for today's Visio Divina at https://www.enoriver.org/eno-river-association-grows-state-parks-acreage-and-protects-land-in-the-upper-eno-river-basin/.

In Season 5, we are featuring reflections from our Advent project called Advent in Durham: Streams in the Desert. Day 7 - Visio Divina - Royal Ice Cream Protest. Read online at www.durhamcares.org/advent.  Theme Music: Peaceful by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5169-peaceful License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  See the photo for today's Visio Divina at https://carolinatheatre.org/timeline/sit-in-at-royal-ice-cream-parlor/. 

Advent Kick-Off: Visio Divina by River NYC Sermons

Welcome to another episode of Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick. Today, we delve into a profound conversation with our guest, Bette Dickinson, a prophetic artist, speaker, and author of "Making Room in Advent." Join us as we explore the transformative role of women in the church, drawing insight from biblical figures like Mary and Elizabeth.Bette shares how her journey of integrating her artistic and leadership talents has deepened her spiritual connection and illuminated critical perspectives on the kingdom of God. She and Michael discuss the ancient practice of visio divina, allowing listeners to engage spiritually with art, and reveal how Bette's creative process serves as a metaphor for spiritual formation.With candid reflections on the challenges women face in ministry, Bette provides a powerful testament to the importance of marginalized voices within religious spaces. They also touch upon her unique experience in ministry and seminary, the tensions between her Enneagram gifts, and how the rhythms of contemplation and creation shape her calling.Discover more about Bette here.ENGAGE THE RESTORING THE SOUL PODCAST:- Follow us on YouTube - Tweet us at @michaeljcusick and @PodcastRTS- Like us on Facebook- Follow us on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Michael on Twitter- Email us at info@restoringthesoul.com Thanks for listening!

We welcome back Kathleen Carr of the Catholic Art Institute to discuss the importance of the Incarnation, Advent, and discovering beauty as a family. What can we learn from engaging in Visio Divina? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Catholic Art Institute St. Luke & the Noble Task of Artists New Partnership, Conference Photos & Upcoming Events Support the Catholic Art Institute Christmas Tour 2024 | Catholic Art Institute Way of Beauty: Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement Through VISIO Divina - Dr. Jem Sullivan Sacred Art Every Catholic Should Know - Dr. Jem Sullivan Vatican Unveils the Official Mascot for 2025 Jubilee Year | Twitter Thread Hymns Deemed “Doctrinally Problematic” by the USCCB | Diocese of Jefferson City iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

What if you could find solace and strength through a simple image? Join us as we welcome Katie Weiss, who shares her remarkable journey of exploring faith, creativity, and unexpected transitions. Growing up as part of a lively Catholic family in New Jersey, Katie's spiritual path took on new dimensions in fifth grade, inspired by her mother's renewed faith and a powerful video of Mother Teresa. Katie's story unfolds with a raw and heartfelt transition from religious life, a period she compares to a difficult breakup. She recounts the feelings of failure and darkness she experienced but also the rediscovery of God's presence that followed. This inner transformation led her to create Behold, a ministry where prayer and art intersect, offering healing and grace through Visio Divina. Katie shares moving stories, like that of a woman who found comfort in prayer with a nativity image after a miscarriage, showcasing the profound healing power of this practice as it connects women to their faith through the Joyful Mysteries.Through this episode, discover the enriching practice of Visio Divina and how it integrates with scripture to deepen your spiritual journey. We explore how imaginative prayer and visualizing biblical scenes can connect spiritual insights with personal experiences. Embrace the growing trend of authentic Catholicism, inspired by saints like St. Peter, and engage with modern movements focusing on renewal and healing. With resources like books and small groups, Katie's ministry, Behold Visio Divina, invites you to connect with God through art, prayer, and the sharing of personal faith stories that inspire and enlighten.Send us a textSupport the show

Send us a textSpecial Guest:Kreg Yingst, Author of Everything Could be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and MysticsQuestion of the Week:Many people close their eyes when they pray. But there other types of prayer and reflection that involve looking at something. What is “visio divina” and how does it invite us into a unique form of prayer?Everything Could be a Prayer: One Hundred Portraits of Saints and MysticsFollow Kreg on Instagram @psalmprayersFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website

Katie Weiss is the founder and Executive Director of Behold, a program built to give women the skills needed to pray using Visio Divina. We spoke with Katie about what Visio Divina is and how to use this method of prayer. We also discussed Behold's newest book “Grieving with Hope,” a prayer book for mothers who have experienced miscarriage.     Show Notes:  Website: https://www.beholdvisiodivina.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behold.visiodivina/   Resources from Behold: Steps to Visio Divina  Pre-order the book Grieving with Hope: Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss here: https://www.beholdvisiodivina.com/product-page/grieving-with-hope-a-companion-for-mothers-pre-order  The Given Institute  

In this episode, Rachael Clinton Chen is joined by Vanessa Sadler, a trauma-informed spiritual director and contemplative creative, who brings heartfelt wisdom to the conversation about healing from personal and collective trauma and abuse. Vanessa draws on her unique training in the Enneagram, spiritual direction, and Narrative Focused Trauma Care to explore what spiritual direction truly is (and what it is not).  Vanessa highlights the transformative power of spiritual direction as a vital part of the healing journey, helping to renew our spiritual imagination and attachment to God, ourselves, and others. She also shares some contemplative practices and resources that can support this process, which are linked in the show notes below. Listener Resources: Subscribe to NOURISH Daily, a guided journey delivered to your inbox for 30 days, at https://centerfjp.org/nourish/ . Vanessa's recommended reading list includes: Starting Spiritual Direction by John Mabry, Meditations of the Heart by Howard Thurman, and The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner. She also references authors Margaret Gunther and Kaitlin Curtice and therapist Melody Li. Read more about the Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, and the practices of kataphatic and apophatic prayer. Listen to Peace Talks, a podcast hosted by Vanessa Sadler from the Center for Formation, Justice, and Peace. In particular, Vanessa references this episode with Linda Royster and Dan Allender.

Title: "Visio Divina" Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13 By: Rev. Marisa Gertz To support the ongoing ministries of Trinity, please make a gift here:  https://pushpay.com/g/trinitygnv?src=hpp Bulletin https://trinitygnv.org/s/635-Bulletin-06-26-24-ayzm.pdf Scripture https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+17%3A8-13&version=NRSVUE For more information, go to https://trinitygnv.org/

Title: "Visio Divina" Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13 By: Rev. Marisa Gertz To support the ongoing ministries of Trinity, please make a gift here: https://pushpay.com/g/trinitygnv?src=hpp Bulletin https://trinitygnv.org/s/635-Bulletin-06-26-24-ayzm.pdf Scripture https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+17%3A8-13&version=NRSVUE For more information, go to https://trinitygnv.org/

Join us for a time of visio divina using the parable of the mustard seed. A time of contemplation where we open ourselves to God’s voice through sacred art and reflection. Matt. 13:31-32

We were so lucky to have Scott Erickson on the podcast this season! Not only did he share his wisdom and thoughtfulness, but he also shared his art and his spiritual director expertise! Over on Patreon each week we chose one of the pieces of art discussed in the episode and Scott walked us through a Visio Divina practice with that image. As a Christmas gift to all our listeners we wanted to share the first visio divina practice from episode one.   First you'll hear Ruth introduce you to the practice of Visio Divina and help you to settle in. Then at 5:35 you'll hear Scott begin the practice. We've left lots of room at the end to give you time and space to continue your practice.   As always we encourage you to do this in a set apart time, free from distraction and noise. You can find the image HERE (it's the first image from episode 1, the picture of Mary holding her belly), or you can find this same image at the beginning of Chapter 11, Assumptions, on page 88, of Scott's book, Honest Advent.   Let us know how this practice was for you! We'll be doing this each week during Advent. Praying for you as you open yourself to the unseen work of God this Advent season.

See the image discussed in today's episode HERE.   We've reached the end of our Advent journey. Ruth, Scott, and Charity come together one last time to wonder where God is in the darkness, the unfolding, and the journey. Scott shares a story of God's intimate revelation during his own pilgrimage, and the three ponder how we move from revelation to participation. They also discuss the Magi's journey and what God reveals about light and darkness in their story.   This season, we've invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?  Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. He is the writer and performer of two one man shows, “We Are Not Troubled Guests”  and his current show, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself”. He is the co-author of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice and May It Be So, the author of Honest Advent and Say Yes , a Spiritual Director and a professional dishwasher for his food blogging wife. Scott lives in Vancouver, WA and is most loved by his wife Holly and his children Anders, Elsa, and Jones.   Charity McClure has served the Transforming Center in several capacities over the past 10 years, most recently as Director of Strategy and Communications. During this time her work has deepened her own longing, not only for a way of life that works, but a way of life that creates space for beauty, purpose and meaningful connection with those around her. Charity is a tentative writer, an optimistic traveler and a committed bruncher. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL with her husband Kyle and our three children Finn, Rhys and Elin.   Mentioned in the Episode: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as past seasons. Scripture for Advent 2023 can be found HERE. If you'd like to listen to our previous season on Cycle B you can go back to Season 11 of the podcast, Advent Reflections (Cycle B).   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist O Come O Come Emmanuel from Advent Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons at all levels will have access to unedited video replays of the episodes and at the $10/month level you will also receive guided Visio Divina practices to accompany the artwork discussed in the episodes.  Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.

See the image discussed in today's episode HERE.   Ruth, Scott, and Charity continue their journey through Advent with a conversation around Scott's pieces, Sacred and Mighty. With these images, they explore where God is in our humanity, in our broken, imperfect bodies, and in the mightiness God displayed when he came to earth in the form of a tiny baby, choosing to go through the world in all his humanness, just as we do. They discuss how to make the ordinary sacred and the invitation to pause and notice our experiences in our very human bodies this Advent, searching for what they reveal about God.   This season, we've invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?  Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. He is the writer and performer of two one man shows, “We Are Not Troubled Guests”  and his current show, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself”. He is the co-author of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice and May It Be So, the author of Honest Advent and Say Yes , a Spiritual Director and a professional dishwasher for his food blogging wife. Scott lives in Vancouver, WA and is most loved by his wife Holly and his children Anders, Elsa, and Jones.   Charity McClure has served the Transforming Center in several capacities over the past 10 years, most recently as Director of Strategy and Communications. During this time her work has deepened her own longing, not only for a way of life that works, but a way of life that creates space for beauty, purpose and meaningful connection with those around her. Charity is a tentative writer, an optimistic traveler and a committed bruncher. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL with her husband Kyle and our three children Finn, Rhys and Elin.   Mentioned in the Episode: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson Good is the Flesh by Brian Wren (a poem) The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary McBride   This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as past seasons. Scripture for Advent 2023 can be found HERE. If you'd like to listen to our previous season on Cycle B you can go back to Season 11 of the podcast, Advent Reflections (Cycle B).   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist A Light Unto My Path from Advent Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons at all levels will have access to unedited video replays of the episodes and at the $10/month level you will also receive guided Visio Divina practices to accompany the artwork discussed in the episodes.  Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.

See the image discussed in today's episode HERE.   This week, as Ruth, Scott, and Charity examine Scott's “cover” of Sister Grace Remington's beautiful painting Mary and Eve, they delve into womanhood, mothering, and the invitation to embrace vulnerability this advent. Why is it so scandalous to talk about God as a mother? What does the vulnerability of God coming into the world as a baby have to teach us about our own vulnerability? How does our obsession with meritocracy (defined in this conversation as the earning of God's good grace by our deeds, awards, and success) rob us of actual grace and love?   This season, we've invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?  Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. He is the writer and performer of two one man shows, “We Are Not Troubled Guests”  and his current show, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself”. He is the co-author of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice and May It Be So, the author of Honest Advent and Say Yes , a Spiritual Director and a professional dishwasher for his food blogging wife. Scott lives in Vancouver, WA and is most loved by his wife Holly and his children Anders, Elsa, and Jones.   Charity McClure has served the Transforming Center in several capacities over the past 10 years, most recently as Director of Strategy and Communications. During this time her work has deepened her own longing, not only for a way of life that works, but a way of life that creates space for beauty, purpose and meaningful connection with those around her. Charity is a tentative writer, an optimistic traveler and a committed bruncher. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL with her husband Kyle and our three children Finn, Rhys and Elin.   Mentioned in the Episode: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson   This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as past seasons. Scripture for Advent 2023 can be found HERE. If you'd like to listen to our previous season on Cycle B you can go back to Season 11 of the podcast, Advent Reflections (Cycle B).   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist There is Room from Advent Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons at all levels will have access to unedited video replays of the episodes and at the $10/month level you will also receive guided Visio Divina practices to accompany the artwork discussed in the episodes.  Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.

In this episode, we begin our four part Advent series on the book The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander. Today, we focus on part one and discuss the sections on Emptiness, Fiat, Advent, and Pastoral. We reflect on the gift of virginity, how our own life experiences can alter how we view this gift, and how Our Lady perfectly models the truth about the fruitfulness of giving our full selves in love. We also chat about the beauty of accepting our littleness and how only through the act of emptying ourselves can God truly give us what He desires.  We encourage you to go at your own pace so that the Lord can fill your heart with what you need to hear this Advent season.    Heather's One Thing - Advent Worship playlist and the song Hungry by UPPERROOM Sister Miriam's One Thing - Christmas Peaceful Piano playlist Michelle's One Thing - The painting A Mother and Child looking at the Virgin and Child by Reginald Bottomley and steps to practice Visio Divina with the image.   Journal Questions: How do I allow myself to be filled by the Bridegroom? How do I view chastity – as a sour apple, or as the first fruits? What is distracting me this Advent season? What image depicted by Caryll Houselander is resonating with me most (the reed, the chalice, and the nest)?   Discussion Questions: How can I empty myself to more fully receive the Bridegroom? What is the Holy Spirit inviting you to say “yes” to? What is the Holy Spirit inviting you to say “no” to? How is the Lord continually purifying and refining you? How am I tempted to say “I'm just a…”?   Quotes to Ponder: “Advent is the season of the secret, the secret of the growth of Christ, of Divine Love growing in silence.” (Houselander, Caryll. The Reed of God (p. 38). Copycat. Kindle Edition.)   “It is always a love story, a culmination of love between the Spirit of Light and the Bride of the Spirit.” (Houselander, Caryll. The Reed of God (p. 19). Copycat. Kindle Edition.) Scripture for Lectio:  “Be it done to me according to thy word.” (Luke 1:38)   Sponsor - Bell Road Beef: Bell Road Beef is two sisters and two husbands, raising thirteen children (currently!) and more than thirteen cattle on the grasslands of Northern New Mexico.  They come from five generations of ranchers who have known, loved, and cared for the land and its animals for decades. From the beginning of new life to harvest, the animals are an extension of Britt, Rozann, and their families. They see life, loss, and everything in between. On Bell Road, these animals have a home…one in which small batches of cattle are raised to the highest standards and eventually brought straight to you. Visit shop.bellroadbeef.com to see the variety of beef that can be shipped straight to your door, and get a free pack of beef sticks while you're at it!

As we mark the first week of Advent we are examining the Annunciation. How do we define a revelation and what does it expose in us? What does a revelation do to our plans and certainty? Where is God in the midst of it all? Ruth, Charity and Scott discuss Mary's response to the news of what God was doing in her, how we know when God is doing a new thing and why we can sometimes feel crazy when we sense a sacred revelation in the middle of our very ordinary existence.   This season, we've invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?    See the image discussed in today's episode HERE.   Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. He is the writer and performer of two one man shows, “We Are Not Troubled Guests”  and his current show, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself”. He is the co-author of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice and May It Be So, the author of Honest Advent and Say Yes , a Spiritual Director and a professional dishwasher for his food blogging wife. Scott lives in Vancouver, WA and is most loved by his wife Holly and his children Anders, Elsa, and Jones.   Charity McClure has served the Transforming Center in several capacities over the past 10 years, most recently as Director of Strategy and Communications. During this time her work has deepened her own longing, not only for a way of life that works, but a way of life that creates space for beauty, purpose and meaningful connection with those around her. Charity is a tentative writer, an optimistic traveler and a committed bruncher. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL with her husband Kyle and our three children Finn, Rhys and Elin.   Mentioned in the Episode: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson   We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.   This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as past seasons. Scripture for Advent 2023 can be found HERE. If you'd like to listen to our previous season on Cycle B you can go back to Season 11 of the podcast, Advent Reflections (Cycle B).   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist Journey from Advent Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons at all levels will have access to unedited video replays of the episodes and at the $10/month level you will also receive guided Visio Divina practices to accompany the artwork discussed in the episodes.  Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!   The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.

Bliss Spillar, our Senior Pastor, leads our students and congregation through a Visio Divina for Christ the King Sunday. The image of the painting we used can be found here.Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24Psalm 95:1-7aEphesians 1:15-23Matthew 25:31-46Intro for Sermon Podcasts Outro for Sermon AudioWe are a community hoping to live the Jesus-way in our city as a people of God's hospitality, God‘s restoration, and God's shalom. Learn more about All Souls Charlottesville: www.allsoulscville.com

Advent is upon us again. This season, we've invited artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson to join us. Transforming Center team member Charity McClure is also on the microphone. Together with Ruth, the three will discuss how an honest Advent leads to honest hope. Using images from his book, Honest Advent, they will explore issues of vulnerability, humanity, and uncertainty, all while wondering where is God in these things?    In today's episode, Ruth and Charity introduce us to Scott. He shares why he wrote Honest Advent, what he was trying to convey with the images in the book and what he means by this idea of “Honest Advent.” They all discuss what longing and waiting look like in this church season, why it's important to honestly hold both, and how the hope that God might still be doing something deeper, bigger, and truer than we can see keeps them present to what could be. See the image discussed in today's episode HERE. Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. He is the writer and performer of two one man shows, “We Are Not Troubled Guests”  and his current show, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself”. He is the co-author of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice and May It Be So, the author of Honest Advent and Say Yes , a Spiritual Director and a professional dishwasher for his food blogging wife. Scott lives in Vancouver, WA and is most loved by his wife Holly and his children Anders, Elsa, and Jones. Charity McClure has served the Transforming Center in several capacities over the past 10 years, most recently as Director of Strategy and Communications. During this time her work has deepened her own longing, not only for a way of life that works, but a way of life that creates space for beauty, purpose and meaningful connection with those around her. Charity is a tentative writer, an optimistic traveler and a committed bruncher. She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL with her husband Kyle and our three children Finn, Rhys and Elin.   Mentioned in the Episode: Honest Advent by Scott Erickson   This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as seasons past. Scripture for Advent 2023 can be found HERE. If you'd like to listen to our previous season on Cycle B you can go back to Season 11 of the podcast, Advent Reflections (Cycle B).   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist There is Room from Advent Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons at all levels will have access to unedited video replays of the episodes and at the $10/month level you will also receive guided Visio Divina practices to accompany the artwork discussed in the episodes.  Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! We are now accepting applications for Transforming Community 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply HERE.

This week's podcast invites us to look around the world with wonder, curiosity, and an openness to Divine Presence. Visio Divina, a form of contemplative prayer, offers us the chance to pause, to notice, and to become aware of what is stirring within. And while some amount of controversy has arisen around forms of prayer that appeal not only to the mind but the mind-heart-body, it is also the case that many have returned to these ancient forms of prayer - as if seeing again for the first time. Join us as we talk about the variety of ways to engage in a Visio Divina prayer practice.Additional ResourcesPodcast: Ep 143 What is…Kataphatic Prayer from The Contemplative LifeHashtagsImages, Soul Collage, Iconography, Imaginative Prayer, Transformation, Modern Icons, Contemplative Prayer, IlluminationSign up for our newsletter here: https://foundrysc.com/about/newsletter

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In the second episode of our beauty series, Katie Weiss returns to explain how to pray Visio Divina. Visio Divina is an ancient prayer method that incorporates art and Sacred Scripture into meditation. Katie explains:The steps of Visio DivinaHow to find good images to pray with during your holy hourHow praying with images can heal the memory and imagination If you are interested in praying with art during your personal prayer time, Katie recommends the following websites to find beautiful art: Museums:The Met in NYC - https://www.metmuseum.org/Philadelphia Museum - https://philamuseum.org/The National Gallery of Art - https://www.nga.gov/Modern Catholic Artists:Sofia Novelli- https://www.sofianovelli.com/en/sacred-artDony McManus- https://donymacmanus.com/Kate Copato- https://www.visualgrace.org/Blair Barlow - https://www.blairbarlowart.com/Classic Artists:CaravaggioJames TissotFra AngelicoVan EyckKatie Weiss is the Founder of Behold Visio Divina, a ministry that seeks to teach people how to pray with art. Katie lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and is expecting their first baby.If you would like to learn more about Behold Visio Divina, check out there website here:  www.beholdvisiodivina.comor view their Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/behold.visiodivina/?hl=en 

“Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendent mystery of God – the surpassing invisible beauty of truth and love visible in Christ” (CCC 2052). As the Church in the United States seeks to foster a Eucharistic revival, might the beauty of sacred art be a privileged avenue for teaching all the faithful––along with those estranged from the Church––to discover anew the resplendent beauty of our Eucharistic Lord? In a new book organized around 12 works of sacred art with Eucharistic themes, my guest today has laid out a path for us to journey together to the beauty of God. Jem Sullivan is the author of Way of Beauty: Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement through Visio Divina, which is out now from Our Sunday Visitor. Dr. Sullivan is Associate Professor of Catechetics in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America. In addition to Way of Beauty, she is also the author of several other books, including The Beauty of Faith: Using Sacred Art to Spread the Good News and Believe, Celebrate, Live, Pray: A Weekly Walk with the Catechism. She joins me today to talk about Eucharistic Amazement, sacred art, the practice of visio divina, and our transformation as Christians through the presence and the calling of Jesus Christ.Follow up Resources:Way of Beauty: Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement through Visio Divina, by Jem Sullivan (OSV 2023)“Our Eucharistic God, with Jonathan Ciraulo” via Church Life Today“The Past, Present, and Future of the Eucharist, with Michael Hahn” via Church Life Today“Redeeming Vision from Pornography, with Steve Pokorny” via Church Life TodayThis episode is sponsored by Religious Freedom Week 2023, http://www.usccb.org/ReligiousFreedomWeekChurch Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

Listening for Clues is pleased to present our new series, "Good News!" featuring weekly conversations with people who are making a difference, large or small. We want everyone to know what they are doing, why they are doing it, and how. So, our listeners and viewers can experience the good news and go out and make a difference themselves.Welcome to Good News! We are honored to have Lynn Shematek here today to talk with us about our new series "Good News!"We are excited to introduce our newest series "Good News!" included our Listening for Clues programs. Our website listeningforclues.com includes all of our previously published videos and audio podcasts. These have focused on scriptural reflections and Visio Divina exercises. In our new series, we are in conversation with people who are making a difference, large or small, in the lives of others. You may be inspired to participate with one of them, or to start something of your own. A new audio and video podcast will be available on our website each week.Highlights:[00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:42] What is this about? Why are you doing it? [00:01:52] Changing from our traditional format [00:03:46] How will Good News multiply? [00:04:58] Thanks to allResources mentioned:ListeningforClues YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@listeningforclues1661/podcastsListeningforClues Captivate Audio Podcast Channel: https://listening-for-clues.captivate.fm/listenListening for Clues | On the Journey with Jon and LaurenListening for Clues invites you into conversations that discover clues, rather than solutions to life's problems. Join the journey with Jon Shematek and Lauren Welch, Episcopal deacons, as we explore whatever lies ahead. Check our website listeningforclues.com© 2023 Listening for Clues

Many of us grew up hearing about an angry and stern God. This has, perhaps, caused us to wonder, “Is laughter appropriate? And if so, in what circumstances?” On this week's podcast, we take time to wonder about what place laughter may have in our spiritual practice and what that might look like in our daily experience. Join us as we talk about the healing power of laughter and the possibility to offer ourselves a different image of divinity. Additional Resources:Poem: For Equilibrium from To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'DonohueBook: The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas AbramsBook: The Quotidian Mysteries by Kathleen NorrisTV Series: The Chosen#Laughter #LaughterHeals #Depression #Spirituality #SpiritualPractice #LaughterYoga #VisioDivina

PLEASE GOOGLE THE PAINTING "REMBRANDT THE STORM ON THE SEA OF GALILEE" for this podcast. Today we are going to do something a bit different, known as Visio Divina.  This Latin phrase meaning “divine seeing”.  It's like Lectio Divina but instead of listening to God through his Word we will reflect on God's message through art. Visio Divina also invites us to personalize Christian truth by taking it deeply into our hearts.  Today we're going to meditate using Visio Divina. Assisting us is a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn called “Fear in the Storm”.

Meditate on the piercing of Christ's Side and His Heart that was broken so we might know the love of the Father. This meditation is taken from Henri Nouwen's book Heart Speaks to Heart: Three Gospel Meditations on Jesus. https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Speaks-Three-Gospel-Meditations/dp/159471116X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHULD8UW7Z8S&keywords=heart+speaks+to+heart+henri+nouwen&qid=1678160601&sprefix=heart+speaks+to+heartt%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 Join the Hope's Garden online community for Catholic women and join us virtually for more meditations such as this. https://hopesgarden.com/join-our-community/

This pastor, Stephanie will be walking us through the spiritual practice a Visio Divina that is, ‘sacred seeing'.

In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by artist and iconographer, Kelly Latimore, to discuss:what icons are and historically how they have been an integral part of the Church's spiritual formation, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Churchhow icons can play a role in spiritual formation for Christians still today, especially for those who may not have grown up experiencing their integration into faith expressionsthe role icons can also play in social dialogue, specifically in this conversation around guns, racial injustice, immigration, gender and LGBTQIA+ discrimination in the church, andthe contemplative spiritual practice of Visio Divina: how it's practiced and how it forms usThe specific icons discussed in this conversation will also be posted on this show's Instagram profile in the carousel for this episode.You can find him on Instagram @kellylatimoreicons, on Twitter @KLICONS, or you can view his gallery, shop for prints/candles/etc., and more on his website at kellylatimoreicons.comGUEST BIO: Kelly Latimore is an artist and iconographer from St. Louis, MO. He started painting icons in 2010 while a member of the Common Friars, a small monastic farming community in Athens, Ohio. Latimore's icons often mix classic orthodox iconographic imagery with figures representing the marginalized and the oppressed among us here and now. Latimore's icon “Refugees: La Sagrada Familia,” in which the flight to Egypt is interpreted as Latinx immigrants crossing the desert, adorns the cover of Pope Francis's book “A Stranger and You Welcomed Me.” Latimore has also created a diverse array of icons of unexpected saints such as poet Mary Oliver, author James Baldwin, and TV host Mr. Rogers, and many more.

Show notesWhat is visio divina, Viv?And how do you do that?What you're saying is that it's something we do all the time.—it's just taking a little extra pause or intentionality with what we're seeing?Can I do visio with nature… look out my window?What is your practice? Do you find a painting and say, “I'm gonna spend a half hour with this?”So it would be a little like sitting down to read a book. I'm gonna sit down and read visually, like a painting or a scene. Is that how you would do it?What is your practice for selecting a piece to use and how do you get a certain space in your house or what?You mentioned you don't watch television. Does that tie in?How does this fit into the practice of retreat, or does it?How does that practice [of choosing art for a space] tie into retreat … for example, you've built a retreat house?What do you look for when you go on retreat?What kind of experiences are you hoping to craft with the retreats at the house?...Find out more about Vivianne's retreat house, Vilayala.

Scripture: John 1:29-42 Melissa shares about Jesus' baptism and anointing by the Holy Spirit through three different encounters: two icon images and a video. The Holy Spirit is frequently an under-considered member of the trinity, an afterthought. Feel free to participate in this visio divina by studying the icons as you listen to the sermon and hear responses to the images shared by some of those present, then watch the video. The Baptism of Christ (Theophany), by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FIvrbbZgFLXATmiGmWVBJhvF68VUCp3DpqAE6phAK1w/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p Epiphany - Baptism of Jesus, by Ivana Demchuk: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FIvrbbZgFLXATmiGmWVBJhvF68VUCp3DpqAE6phAK1w/edit?pli=1#slide=id.g1cf7e49c015_0_46 AMA - a film by Julie Gautier: https://vimeo.com/259539583

Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey in her ministry Awakening the Soul. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Bette and her husband live in Traverse City Michigan with their two boys.Bette's newest book is: Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of WonderYou can get 30% off and free shipping at https://www.ivpress.com/making-room-in-adventwith code MUCHMORE until December 14, 2022Some highlights from our conversation:-When Bette meditated on Luke 1 –the two statements made by Mary stood out to her. One was a statement of human limitations – I am a virgin. The other was a statement of surrender – I am the Lord's servant. These statements led Bette to reflect on her own human limitations and posture of surrender.-We discussed how Bette's book was developed amidst a cohort of women who prayerfully discussed and developed their unique contribution to the Kingdom. They played an Elizabeth-like role for each other - similar to how Elizabeth encouraged Mary. -We talked about how Luke, a researched and thoughtful physician, used story over facts to tell the story of Jesus birth and how this points to our need to connect both our right and left brain to the story of Scripture.-Bette also noted that Luke centered his entire birth narrative around Mary and Elizabeth… and yet we often don't hear this story in a way that highlights these two women and the critical role they played.-Bette introduced us to the concept of Visio Divina – where it came from and why it can be a meaningful practice. She highlights art as a way to help us slow down and connect to the story of Scripture in a different way.You can connect with Bette at: www.bettedickinson.com.And follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bette_dickinson/If you want to be guided in free a Visio Divina experience, text WONDER to 55444 and follow the prompts. The other resources Bette mentioned in our conversations were:Blue Letter Bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Bette Dickinson is a visual artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey. Through creative communication, she helps her audience awaken to the beauty of God and His Kingdom and see more clearly the eternal realm in the heart and in the world. Through her work, Dickinson helps her audience connect the inner life of spiritual formation with the outer life of mission.Bette earned her Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in Pastoral Studies, is ordained in the Reformed Church in America, and serves with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Spiritual Formation.In this special bonus episode, Bette shares about her new book, Making Rood in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder (IVP, 2022). Bette will be hosting an online “Visio Divina” with the Makers & Mystics collective on Sunday, November 27th at 8 pm EST. Register to attend here. Music in this episode is provided by: Caroline Cobb.If you'd like a deeper experience with this Advent meditation, Bette is offering an audio guided Visio Divina practice of one of the paintings from her book. Text "WONDER" to 55444 and follow the prompts. You can get the image of the painting and audio guide in your inbox.

Bette Dickinson tells the story of how saying "yes" to enfleshing God's message of the Magnificat became one painting, then twenty-five, and then an entire Advent devotional. She also gives us an inside view on how her inner achiever was set free from striving so the Spirit could truly flow through her.  Follow @bette_dickinson on instagram This is an Advent devotional you will return to again and again: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Room-Advent-Devotions-Season/dp/1514004836/ref=asc_df_1514004836/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564690296844&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3158106950605108191&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010784&hvtargid=pla-1643843137891&psc=1

Hosts Kim and Kurt invite you to join them in practicing listening prayer through meditating on God's creation. On this episode of Life Hurts God Heals, the two hosts act as guides through the process of using pictures to tune into God's voice.

Art and creativity can be a useful way of opening our awareness. So many moments in our lives can leave us feeling disconnected and out of touch. Today we talk about how engaging our creative side can help us slow down and open to possibility. We name our own struggles with feeling vulnerable and inadequate. And we share our moments of feeling like we've broken through the veil in order to encounter the Divine. We hope you'll join us as we engage in the reality that art is everywhere, painted into the very fabric of our world. #Poetry #Retreat #Labyrinth #Mandala #Vulnerability #MovementMeditation #Crafts #Haiku #Color #Chakras #VisioDivinaFor Transcript:Go to the "Transcript" Tab.If you are in a player that does not have the Transcript Tab, use the link below:Sign up for our newsletter here: https://foundrysc.com/connect/newsletter

Jake and Dr. Bob are joined by two special guests: Fr. Burke Masters and Dr. Tom Nelson. As experts in their respective fields, the four men discuss integrated healing of the whole person: body, soul and spirit. They draw on their experience of working together at healing retreats through the JPII Healing Center and share how integrated healing has changed the way they minister. We hope this blesses you! Key Points: Healing has to do with wholeness and communion - no matter what angle you're approaching healing from (body, soul, spirit), it's important to keep the whole person in mind Sculpting, ‘Visio Divina' and the power of touch for integrated healing Dr. Tom and Fr. Burke's experience with leading healing retreats based on Dr. Bob's model Dr. Tom discovered integrated healing as a skeptic who attended a retreat from Dr. Bob Fr. Burke also discovered integrated healing Dr. Bob's and his book ‘Be Healed' Dr. Tom and Fr. Burke share how practicing integrated healing has brought them joy in their fields Practical Application: Consider whether you give weight to one area of healing over the others: body, soul and spirit (mind). How could you approach your own healing or the journeys of those around you in a more integrated way? Explore a new method of prayer using Visio Divina. Resources:  Be Healed, Dr. Bob Schuchts (book) Visio Divina Connect with Restore the Glory: Instagram: @restoretheglorypodcast  Twitter: @RestoreGloryPod Facebook: Restore the Glory Podcast Never miss out on an episode by hitting the subscribe button right now! Help other people find the show and grow in holiness by sharing this podcast with them individually or on your social media. Thanks! Editing by Forte Catholic