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In today’s episode I am joined by Dave Ward to discuss the enneagram.
 The enneagram is a self understanding tool that can be used to give us insight into our gifts, vices and personality traits as well as giving us insight into how spiritual practices can help best to nourish our unique individual souls.

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- The Essential Enneagram
- The Sacred Enneagram
- Enneagram 2.0  

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Our podcast series on prayer concludes with this reflection by Father Martin on praying with the Psalms.

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In a noisy and busy world, times for at least some quiet in the day are essential. Br Justin talks here about the importance of silence in our lives.

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Praying isn't always easy. In this podcast, Father Columba from Glenstal Abbey continues our series on prayer by sharing  about various difficulties we can encounter in prayer and he then offers some advice on how to overcome them.

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What does it mean to pray continuously? Abbot Brendan talks about making our lives into a prayerful, frequent and deep connection with God.

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Father Fintan talks in this podcast about our 'inherited instinct' for prayer, recognising how all creation is capable of praising God.

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Today we are continuing our new series entitled ‘teach us  to pray’. 
 Father John from Glenstal Abbey shares some thoughts on different styles and ways of praying.

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Today we are starting a new series here on our podcast entitled ‘teach us  to pray’. 
 With current world events and a growing sense of helplessness in the midst of global turmoil, this series again from our friends at Glenstal Abbey is both timely and important. Today Father Christopher starts this series by considering how the act of prayer itself is a raising of the mind and heart to God. 

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The Jesus Prayer is a simple prayer
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” 

The tradition of the Jesus Prayer goes back to the “prayer of the mind,” recommended by the ancient monks of the Egyptian desert. It was continued as the “prayer of the heart” in Byzantine Hesychasm, a monastic system that seeks to achieve divine quietness.

There are many ways to approach this ancient and simple form of prayer. Here Canon Robin Morrison shares a little about the prayer and then leads us in a guided practice. We pray it is a practice that blesses you.

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This is the final part in our series on ‘The Rule of Saint Benedict’ led by the monks of Glenstal Abbey.
 
 In today’s episode Br Oscar gives an interesting take on sustainability and the stewardship of goods in the monastery according to Benedict's Rule.
 
 I would like to say a huge thank you to the community at Gelnstal Abbey for their wonderful reflections over the last few months. If you would like to find out more about Glenstal Abbey you can visit their website at glenstal.com

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