Contemplata

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the First Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

From his birth in Bethlehem to his Passion and death on the Cross, the life of Christ reveals a profound humility. Fr. James explores how true poverty of spirit brings together this humility with complete confidence in the Father, and how we are called to grow in both.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 65, The Meekness of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., invites us to contemplate the heart of Christ.

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What does Jesus teach us about sorrow?

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the Second Beatitude, Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted, and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

Jesus lived this Beatitude to the full. He did penance on behalf of sinners, embraced poverty, chastity, and obedience for the sake of the kingdom, and ultimately laid down everything on the Cross. Yet his sorrow did not end in death. In the Resurrection, Christ reveals the consolation promised to those who mourn.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 64, The Sorrow of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on Christ as the man of sorrows and the hope we find in his Resurrection.
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What does Jesus teach us about sorrow?

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the Second Beatitude, Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted, and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

Jesus lived this Beatitude to the full. He did penance on behalf of sinners, embraced poverty, chastity, and obedience for the sake of the kingdom, and ultimately laid down everything on the Cross. Yet his sorrow did not end in death. In the Resurrection, Christ reveals the consolation promised to those who mourn.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 64, The Sorrow of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on Christ as the man of sorrows and the hope we find in his Resurrection.
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In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the First Beatitude, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

From his birth in Bethlehem to his Passion and death on the Cross, the life of Christ reveals a profound humility. Fr. James explores how true poverty of spirit brings together this humility with complete confidence in the Father, and how we are called to grow in both.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 63, The Humility of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., invites us to contemplate the humility of Christ
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What does it mean to be blessed? Before all else, it means being happy. 

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., discusses how God’s own infinite happiness is shared with us through the beatitudes. In Jesus’s preaching, he summarized God’s plan for our own happiness. Through the beatitudes, we can learn to become like Jesus in both his holiness and also in his happiness. 

Join us in Contemplata Episode 62, A Portrait of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P. paints a portrait of Jesus’s all-loving personality through the beatitudes. 

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What does it mean to share in the life of Jesus?

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the extraordinary life of Christ and the gift he came into the world to share with us. Beginning with the Resurrection, Fr. James considers the difference between resuscitation and resurrection, and why the risen life of Jesus is something entirely new: an immortal, undying human life completely permeated by the divine life of the Son of God.

Through Baptism, we are plunged into Christ’s death and resurrection and begin to share in his life. But this life is only beginning to grow within us. Fr. James explores what it means to die daily to sin and selfishness while allowing the resurrection life of Christ to take deeper root in our souls.

The life of Jesus is not simply something we contemplate from a distance. It is a life he desires to share with us.

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Our lives are in the hands of the Lord. Our ability to call upon the name of Jesus helps us to give us instruction, to neutralize our fears or temptation, and to unify us with God. One way to start is through the Jesus prayer. It goes “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., in Episode 60 of Contemplata, The Jesus Prayer, and learn a simple, but powerful, prayer to God. 

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The word of God is the perfect icon of the Father. When you and I see Jesus, we come to know not only him, but his Father as well. As Jesus says, “He who has seen me has seen the Father.” 

Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., in Episode 59 of Contemplata, Jesus, Word of the Father, and learn about Jesus in a new way.  

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Jesus is the Son of God in a special way. As the second Person of the Trinity, Jesus’ Sonship is a mystery that can bear fruit in our spiritual lives. In Episode 58 of Contemplata, Jesus, Son of God, learn about what Jesus’ Sonship means for you. 

Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., as he teaches us to pay closer attention to Jesus the Son of God. 

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Learn about how we can grow close to God in Episode 57 of Contemplata, Listen to Jesus. Through the example of the Saints like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, we can discover new ways to be receptive to the voice of Jesus Christ. 

Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., as he explains how we can listen to Jesus ever more attentively. 

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