Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS)'s Podcast

Bishop Greg Homeing opens up this series with a few consoling words. Drawing from the rich Carmelite tradition, he said, "When we pray, the Trinity prays in us." What a great privilege it is that we are in the Trinity, and the Trinity is in us. This grounds St. Teresa's description of prayer as a friendship with God.    One of the ways we invite the Trinity into our lives is by maki...

We have come to the end of our conversation on the Lord's prayer. It is a most consoling thing to know that Jesus uses the word 'us' while teaching this prayer. Furthermore, He included Himself in this last petition, 'Deliver us from evil'. This is one of the most profound moments when Jesus shows solidarity with human reality, which is plagued with pain and evil. From all...

In our world today, many seem to be more scared of being tempted than falling into sin. St. Teresa always teaches that when we look to Christ, we are better off than going alone. Christ, our Lord, was tempted; we are too being tempted. We become better if we can learn from Christ's disposition towards temptation. Equally, Teresa proposed some practical ways of not yielding to temptation. Prac...

St Teresa counsels us in this petition to seek the Lord and ask for pardon for the many times we have sinned against Him. She added, that forgiving others who have sinned against us opens us up to the Lord's grace of mercy and pardon. What is more? This petition is rooted in the previous ones as they have built on each other. Pride has no place in the heart of Christians; only the humble of h...

In this episode, the conversation took a deeper and different turn. We are being drawn into the past to consider how the Israelites dealt with their 'daily bread' the manna. Furthermore, our Lord offered his disciples their 'daily bread' His body. This inspired St. Teresa to lament on how we treat our 'daily bread' the Body of our Lord, and how so much it has been pro...

The words 'Thy will be done' is often said without giving a deep and worthwhile thought  of what is meant by that. However, on realising God's will, we shudder at what God wants of us. Interestingly, Jesus was the first to say those words, and he kept repeating them till his last breath. St. Teresa knows how demanding it can be and decided to teach her sisters what these words meant...

In the words, 'Hallowed be Thy Name', we are reminded of the holiness of our Father and a call to reverence and acknowledge the Holy Name of God. Teresa continues her commentary on the Lord's Prayer by asking the Lord for the gift of reverence for God. This conversation opens up for us the Scriptural context of the 'Name of God' and what the acknowledgement of God's n...

St Teresa of Avila has wonderfully expounded the second segment of the Lord's Prayer, 'Who art in Heaven'. She asks, 'Where is this Heaven?' 'How do we get to this Heaven?' In this beautiful conversation between Fr Alex and Fr Liam, we get a sense of the teachings of St Teresa on this section. Listening to this conversation you will appreciate better how Teresa&a...

In this great prayer taught by our Lord Jesus Christ is found the profound understanding of who we are as sons and daughters of God. Equally, through this prayer Christ brings us closer to Himself for us to know we all share one fatherhood with Him in God. St. Teresa of Avila further expounds on the concept of this fatherhood in her book, 'The Way of Perfection'. The Way of Perfection ca...

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