Scripture and the Spiritual Life

Scripture and the Spiritual Life

By Sister Anna Marie McGuanReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Scripture and the Spiritual Life episodes

  • Meditations on Matthew 2:13-23

    Sister Anna Marie continues her series on the Gospel of Matthew and discusses fallen human nature and the slaughter of the innocents.

    Additional resource: School for Prayer by Anthony of Sourozh

    24 min
  • Meditations on Matthew 1:1-17

    Sister Anna Marie begins a series on the Gospel of Matthew and praying with Scripture. This episode introduces the steps of lectio divina and looks at the first 17 verses of Matthew.

    22 min
  • The Distortion in New Age Spirituality

    Sister Anna Marie talks about New Age spirituality and the occult seen in today's society and how its desire for empowerment can distort the meaning of truth, self, and values.

    This talk was originally given at the Catholic Students' Union at the St. Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Edinburgh.

    28 min
  • The Joy of Love: Family as the School of Deeper Humanity

    Part three of a three-part series on Pope Francis' encyclical, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Father Nick Welsh and Sister Anna Marie look at what family can teach us about relationships and how to live out our calling. They also discuss the realities of broken or hurting families and the need for grace.

    Originally given as a talk for the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.

    32 min
  • The Joy of Love: Family as the Domestic Church

    Part two of a three-part series on Pope Francis' encyclical, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Father Nick Welsh and Sister Anna Marie look at how the domestic church is actualized and how we can strive for holiness in our families and home despite common obstacles.

    Originally given as a talk for the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.

    38 min
  • The Joy of Love: Family as an Icon of the Trinity

    Part one of a three-part series on Pope Francis' encyclical, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Father Nick Welsh and Sister Anna Marie look at the background of the encyclical discuss the Family as an icon of the Trinity.

    Originally given as a talk for the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.

    38 min

About Scripture and the Spiritual Life

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Sister Anna Marie McGuan studied Theology and Sacred Scripture for 11 years at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. As a Religious Sister of…