Brother Richard's blog: mindful mystical musings.

A place of prayer, poetry and hopefully peace all in and through the Franciscan tradition

Friday, 24 June 2016

St. John's Eve: A poetic contemplative reflection

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St. John’s Eve Now, as Vespers sings itself to dusk’s silent sitting. The beacons begin to burn. Men watching for the moment of Moo...
Tuesday, 31 May 2016

The Inner Mysteries of the Feast of the Visitation: A contemplative breathing...

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The Inner Mysteries of the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth... A Contemplative Breathing......
Tuesday, 5 April 2016

The Four Inner Directions of the Contemplative Stance:

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The contemplative stands still and breathes in the present moment at the junction of four inner directions: meaning, purpose, intention...
Sunday, 20 March 2016

Palm Sunday Ponderings: Entering the Sanctuary of Silence this Holy Week

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Palm Sunday Ponderings...    The Holy Week begins... The Sanctuary waits in silence... Clothed in purple and palm it stone-stands...
Friday, 26 February 2016

The practice of Christian Mindfulness: Not Shrinking God but breathing God's Presence in each moment.

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Link below to a 20 minute homily I gave recently on the Practice of Christian Mindfulness as part of an ongoing parish mission we Capuchin ...
Monday, 15 February 2016

"Breathing into Love": A new course on the practice of Mindfulness in the Christian Tradition

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Breathing into Love: The practice of Christian Mindfulness: “God has given to the earth the breath which feeds it. It is His ...
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Friday, 5 February 2016

Thoughts for a Friday

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Thoughts for a Friday: If you're running to do, while forgetting to be, let your doing be being by being your breathing; with full...
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Brother Richard
I am a Capuchin Franciscan priest-friar, living and working in Ireland (mostly). Currently I am the Guardian of Ards Friary in Donegal which includes a large residential retreat centre. (More at www.ardsfriary.ie) I also teach Christian meditation and mindfulness and work with the Sanctuary Spirituality Centre in inner city Dublin. www.sanctuary.ie
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