Come Away By Yourselves
"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." These words of Jesus Christ are an invitation to personal and intimate prayer. The meditations offered in this podcast are intended to help the listener enter into his own prayerful relationship with God. By reflecting on scenes from the Gospel, on other passages from Scripture, and on the insights of saints and spiritual writers, we can strengthen our faith in Jesus and our love for God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "I have called you my friends." By regular meditation and dialogue with Our Lord in prayer, our life can be transformed into an ever deepening and loving friendship with God.
Come Away By Yourselves
Having the Mind of Christ
Jesus is the "light of the world" who gives us the "light of life." Christian life is a process of continual identification with Christ. The effort to do this is not just behavioral modification but, perhaps more fundamentally, intellectual conversion. To convert is to see things as Christ does, to come to have "the mind of Christ" as St. Paul puts it. This is our defense against the "wiles of the devil" and a key to sharing in Christ's love.