Send us a textIn today's episode Fr Gabriel from Ampleforth Abbey, reflects on Psalm 118:173 in this talk entitled 'let your hand be ready to help me'. www.monasticretreats.co.uk/thecloister/ www.facebook.com/MonasticRetreats/ www.instagram.com/monasticretreats
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Do you want to be healed?
Send us a textAbbot Robert from Ampleforth Abbey explores one of the most profound questions in the Gospel of John: "Do you want to be healed?" (John 5:6)What does this question mean for us today? How do we respond to the invitation of healing, both physically and spiritually? Abbot Robert offers deep insights into Jesus’ compassionate challenge to our hearts and lives, inviting us to reflect on our own desires for transformation and wholeness.Tune in to this thought-provoking conversation and dive deeper into what it means to truly embrace healing in Christ. www.monasticretreats.co.uk/thecloister/ www.facebook.com/MonasticRetreats/ www.instagram.com/monasticretreats
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Anguish and Distress in the Christian Journey
Send us a textStarting from Psalm 118 verse 143 ‘Though anguish and distress have found me, your commands are my delight’, this home retreat will consider briefly the experience of Elijah, Jeremiah, the suffering servant, Job, Jonah, Tobit, the author of Psalm 87 and then focus particularly on the experience of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. www.monasticretreats.co.uk/thecloister/ www.facebook.com/MonasticRetreats/ www.instagram.com/monasticretreats
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What is your heart looking for?
Send us a textEveryone has hopes and dreams and these sometimes come to fulfilment sometimes not. Jesus said the mouth speaks of what fills the heart, so what fills your heart as we start 2025? How sound is your heart? What is it really looking for, something or someone? We will explore some of this together in this Home Retreat provided by our friends at Ampleforth Abbey. www.monasticretreats.co.uk/thecloister/ www.facebook.com/MonasticRetreats/ www.instagram.com/monasticretreats
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Advent - The 'call room' for Christmas
Send us a textSimon Sleeman OSB concludes a series of three talks from Advent 2023 with 'Advent: the 'Call Room' for Christmas.' Thank you to the monks of Glenstal Abbey for these wonderful reflections. www.monasticretreats.co.uk/thecloister/ www.facebook.com/MonasticRetreats/ www.instagram.com/monasticretreats