Commendation

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