Mindfulness+ with Thomas McConkie Podcast
1) Episode 24: Sincere
In the final episode of this season, Thomas speaks to the role of sincerity in prayer life. Many of us have a tendency to think we’ve got to do it all—that if we’re going to grow spiritually, we’ve go...Show More
2) Episode 23: Mercy Absolute
This is a continuation of last week’s episode about committing more fully to life’s challenging moments. Thomas explores the sacred, transformative element of suffering that we can turn to in times of...Show More
3) Episode 22: A Reservoir of Silence
In a world moving at hyperspeed, it’s difficult enough to find a moment to touch into genuine stillness. But even if we do manage to center ourselves in prayer and meditation, how do we remain still a...Show More
4) Episode 21: The Many Layers of Self
It is easy to assume that we know ourselves. After all, who could be more familiar with me than, well, me? But contemplation teaches us that there are many layers to the self, some superficial, but ot...Show More
5) Episode 20: Accepting the Cross
One of our first tasks as a human being—from the moment we’re born—is to form a healthy sense of self. Without it, we can’t navigate the world, form relationships, and move choicefully towards the thi...Show More
6) Episode 19: Quality of Prayer
There is prayer, and then there is prayer. When you pray, do you ever get the sense that you’re not really praying? That nothing much is happening? Through the teachings of John Climacus, a 7th centur...Show More
7) Episode 18: The Source of Life
What would it be like if, at will, we could “silence the mind and be aware at the core of our being.” Sufi Master, Kabir Helminski writes that from these depths we receive “help from the Source of Lif...Show More
8) Episode 17: Die Before You Die
Jesus tells us that “unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone.” Rumi, the Sufi poet, echoes this wisdom, declaring that, “Except for dying…no other skill impresses Go...Show More
9) Episode 16: All Things New
Father Richard Rohr shared at a recent gathering that his spiritual practice nowadays is to, “ look at something till I love it. It doesn’t take very long.” What could this mean? What would that be li...Show More
10) Episode 15: Thy Will Be Done
At the heart of contemplation is an attitude of total surrender to the Divine. This is easier said than done, of course. In our minds, we may sincerely believe that we wish to do God’s will in all thi...Show More