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- Episode 45 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- Ways of Br Lawrence-Union with God’s Will
What was most important to Br Lawrence?
The will of God. His biographer says that Br Lawrence had so much been transformed by divine love that it was as if his own will had been replaced by God's will. Love took him out of himself. Love made Him live in God. That love made God's will and God's wishes the most important aspect of his life.
10 min - Episode 44 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- The Ways of Brother Lawrence-Love is Key to Practice
Is loving God the secret to the practice of the presence of God?
Yes. Even more than the use of the understanding, the activity of love makes us live in God's presence. Living in His presence is not so much a matter of thinking and considering as it is of loving and willing what God wills. We can live in the presence of God by seeking to everything for love of Him and making a good effort to avoid what displeases God.
12 min - Episode 43 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- The Ways of Brother Lawrence-Growth in Prayer and Simplicity
Did Br Lawrence's prayer change over time?
Yes. He began by making many and various acts of the presence of God. He gradually began to live more simply in God's presence. His whole day became one simple act of being with God and in conversation with Him.
8 min - Episode 42 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- The Ways of Brother Lawrence-His Openness to Others
What virtue does Br Lawrence especially teach us?
A sincere and open heart to others. In the work, the Ways of Br Lawrence, Fr Joseph de Beaufort adds more biographical material not covered in the Eulogy. The Ways shows us the great virtues of Br Lawrence. Far from being harsh and aloof. Br Lawrence was someone people could talk to about anything. He was a great listener. What was his secret? He lived by faith, which is our listening to God's own speaking about himself. By faith, we truly hear and accept what God says about himself. Having accepted the truth about God, Br Lawrence was able to accept the truth about all those made in the image of God.
13 min - Episode 41 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- Eulogy Conclusion-Br Lawrence’s Death
What virtue does Br Lawrence especially teach us?
A sincere and open heart to others. In the work, the Ways of Br Lawrence, Fr Joseph de Beaufort adds more biographical material not covered in the Eulogy. The Ways shows us the great virtues of Br Lawrence. Far from being harsh and aloof. Br Lawrence was someone people could talk to about anything. He was a great listener. What was his secret? He lived by faith, which is our listening to God's own speaking about himself. By faith, we truly hear and accept what God says about himself. Having accepted the truth about God, Br Lawrence was able to accept the truth about all those made in the image of God.
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- Episode 36 -- The Practice of the Presence of God -- Eulogy 31-5-Being Singular and Avoiding Singularity
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About Lectio et Oratio
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St Philip Neri in the 16th century would gather those each day who were desirous of seeking Christian perfection. He would read from a spiritual book and then discourse on the meaning of what was…
read. This podcast (and the nightly prayer group from which it springs) seeks to carry on St Philip’s method of helping people become holy, even saints, in their own homes.