I cannot speak to you as yet from the experience of weekly Sabbath as I imagine it--a full day of rest that I hope one day to have as part of my spiritual practice. But I can speak of the restoring, restful smaller practices that help me redeem

Ep 7: The Way of Love: To Go

Nov 19th, 2018 19m 22s

However we sense God’s call to go--to places that frighten or inspire us; to places we would choose gladly or do anything to avoid; to travel across boundaries or to stay put, physically and to deepen where we are--the greatest truth is this: w

Ep 6: The Way of Love: To Bless

Nov 6th, 2018 20m 53s

Bishop Mariann explores three ways that the practice of blessing can draw us closer to God and help us grow in our capacity to love.It seems as if we all must wrestle with things in life--hard things we would not choose but have come to us non

Ep 5: The Way of Love: To Worship

Oct 17th, 2018 23m 19s

Bishop Mariann takes us back to the days after the Ressurection and helps us experience Jesus on our own "roads to Emmaus" in our times of worship and in the celebration of the Eucharist.The Way of Love is the journey of a lifetime. It’s a way

Ep 4: The Way of Love: To Pray

Oct 8th, 2018 29m 12s

Prayer is a vital component of the Way of Love. Prayer does not have to be complex, long, or anxious. Prayer is a time in which we are able to bring our full selves to God trusting that God, with the help of the Holy Spirit, will hear our long

Ep 3: The Way of Love: To Learn

Sep 26th, 2018 27m 33s

Reflecting on Jesus’ life and teaching can shed spiritual light on your life. Jesus says in the Gospel of John that we can only speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen. So let me give you a bit of my personal testimony: how God s

Ep 2: The Way of Love: TURN

Sep 20th, 2018 24m 13s

Turning is but one of seven practices in the Jesus-focused life. It’s the starting point when we first make the decision to turn toward the one who has come to us. We turn to him in need of forgiveness and strength. It’s a choice we make every

Ep. 1: The Way of Love: Spiritual Practices for a Jesus-Focused Life

Sep 12th, 2018 28m

So often we think of the Christian faith as an obligation, or as a set of beliefs that we must hold. There are obligations and beliefs, but if we get stuck there, we can lose sight of, or never experience at all, what is most important. At its

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