Christian Meditation: Meditating in Community

by Fr. Frans DeRidder CICM

"In the past I have been writing about Meditation, the way Dom John Main has relaunched this ancient tradition. Be with your mantra - he proposes MA RA NA THA —twice a day half an hour. Be in total poverty and simplicity. Learn to be in the presence of God without words, symbols or thoughts. Just grow anew and ever deeper aware of the simple words: I AM. I am convinced that we can in this way immerse ourselves as a community into that holy presence. In God…we can find and rebuild our unity, surrendering ourselves to a mystery greater than ourselves and at the same time more intimate to ourselves that we are to our most intimate selves (Saint Augustine). We reach out to God… beyond words...

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"It is good that “Christian Meditation for Priests” - this contemporary resource for the spiritual and the contemplative life of Priests - is now online. I am grateful to the World Community for Christian Meditation for offering this much needed service to Priests. My hope and prayer is that it will be a channel of spiritual friendship for Priests world wide. The great challenges to priestly ministry today call us to come closer to Christ through a deeper embrace of the mystical spirit as taught from the first days of the Gospel through the Church’s rich contemplative tradition. The teaching of Christian Meditation offers a way into this living tradition and has borne much fruit over the years. The contemplative journey united to the active ministry is a demanding challenge for Priests, Bishops and lay people – but it is as simple and true as Christ himself. It is also profound in its fruits both for the person who follows it and for those who serve with their ministry."

+ George Cardinal Pell Archbishop of Sydney

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This is a home online for priests looking for support in their spiritual life and wishing to support other priests. Priests will find an updated spectrum of relevant articles and reviews as well as reflections and comments by others that they will be invited to respond to. This will build a supportive and stimulating forum where they can share their concerns and experience in an environment of empathy and trust.

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