Ampleforth Abbey Podcast

23 October marks the sixtieth anniversary of the proclamation of St Benedict as Patron of Europe by Pope St Paul VI. Fr Luke reflects on what this means today.

What should our attitude to God be? Should we fear God, be in terror of God, dread God, or revere God? It all began with a question: how should the Hebrew word pahat be translated when applied to the attitude of a believer to God? The obvious, common meaning is ‘fear’ But is ‘fear’ too sharp. Should we be frightened of God? Is it inappropriate to have fear between lovers?

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‘Richard Rohr asks how we came to populate a religion whose characteristic is ‘belonging’ rather than a religion which is transformative. This retreat addresses this question.

Suggested Timetable for the Home Retreat Day (But do make your own).

11.00 Home Retreat: Transformative Religion

11.20 Coffee Break

11.45 Read the Talk again.

12.00 Watch the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhPr75g0Ors

13.00 Lunch break

14.00 Garden/Walk/Sleep

16.30 Tea Break

17.00 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnTC4NNIACk

18.00 Vespers Live Stream

20.00 Compline Live Stream

Starting 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.

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This Home Retreat is from 26th November 2022.

Abbot Robert offers six pointers on what to do when you are going through a time when God seems absent and silent.

Next month, October, is the month of the Rosary.  The Rosary is not everyone’s cup of tea.  Fr Richard will offer one way of using the Rosary to pray, pondering the different mysteries.  

"I wish to consider the Crucifixion of the Son of God. I should begin by saying that this is going to be a tough one, intellectually and emotionally. Should the truth always be told? Tough though it may be, it helps us to understand more fully the limitless love of Jesus for ourselves..."

We all know the value of fair-weather friends. And fair-weather faith is no better. In a world with so many reasons for discouragement – how does one retain a genuine trust in God’s Providence which possesses deeper roots than wishful thinking?

The Holy Father has announced that next year's Jubilee will take the theme "Pilgrims of Hope". In this Home Retreat, Fr Oswald will reflect on pilgrimage, and how we might prepare in this year of prayer for our celebration of the great Jubilee of 2025.