Schools of Prayer Podcast
1) The Prayerful Guide St Bernard of Clairvaux
Sr Mary Apolline from the Berdardine Cistercian community at Brownshill, Stroud gives us her reflection on the remarkable twelfth century saint and reformer.
2) What lies at the heart of Christian prayer?
Fr James Hanvey SJ, Jesuit priest and Master at Campion Hall, University of Oxford, gives us an excellent reflection on Christian prayer for our 'Schools of Prayer' podcast series.
3) Carmelite Prayer and Spirituality
Fr James McCaffrey OCD, a priest from the Carmelite Priory in Oxford, talks passionately about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and Carmelite spirituality.
4) The School of St Ignatius
St Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus - the Jesuits - in 1540. Today there are over 18,000 priests and brothers present in more than 100 countries. One of the 18,000 just so happens to be...Show More
5) The School of St Dominic
In this 'Schools of Prayer' podcast, we learn more about Dominican prayer and spirituality from Sister Hyacinthe, from France - a Dominican Sister of St Joseph.
6) The School of St Benedict
For this podcast, we travelled to the heart of the Cotswolds, to Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire, to speak to Fr Stephen Horton OSB, Prior and Novice Master at the Benedictine monastery. Prinknash ...Show More
7) Desert Fathers and Mothers
As the persecution and martyrdom of the early Christians came to an end at the beginning of the fourth century, a new form of heroic holiness began to emerge in the deserts of Egypt. Canon John Udris,...Show More
8) Introduction
Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ - a sister of the Congregation of Jesus - introduces our 'Schools of Prayer' podcasts. Monks, nuns and priests in Catholic religious communities often have deeply prayerful lives ...Show More