Books
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BookThe Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama through Hell, Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere…
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BookInterior Castle A masterpiece of spiritual literature, this sixteenth-century work was inspired by a mystical vision that came upon the revered Teresa of Avila, one of the…
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 10, 2020 The Loving Gaze of God Every once in a while you come across someone who makes you want to love Jesus more. Someone who’s lived enough life to justify being jaded, but rather than…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 17, 2020 A Steady Gaze at the Truth Letting yourself be loved when you feel unlovable is a crucial inward movement. It is, paradoxically, when you forget about yourself. Because in that moment…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 10, 2020 Me, Jesus, and a Candle There are a variety of ways to be alone together: a few minutes of silence with your family on the couch; a group silent retreat (which has a substance to it…
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 2, 2019 Lighthearted Perseverance When it comes to prayer, exerting that type of effort requires honesty: “Lord, you are here… Even though at this moment I don’t sense you in the least and I’m…
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 26, 2019 Awareness and Attentiveness Abide is defined in one dictionary as "to continue to be present." In other words, abiding is about awareness and attentiveness.
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 19, 2019 She Turned Down Immortality This is where a contemplative, prayer-filled life—our focus this month—becomes so vital. Because it’s human to look for a formula for following God, to want…
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 12, 2019 Becoming “Beautiful of Soul” In fact, the aim of the Christian contemplative is precisely to stay connected to the life that is real. “I have set the Lord always before me,” says David in…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 22, 2019 Persevere Until… Long before the unknown author wrote on contemplation, the Apostle Paul provided the remedy for self-focus: “Set your mind on the things above, where Jesus is…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodeCarolyn Arends — Contemplative Community
January 5, 2020
Some think of the Contemplative Tradition as "me, Jesus, and a candle". Candlelit time with Jesus is beautiful, but how does that relate to community? Do… -
Podcast EpisodeEmilie Griffin — Doorways to the Prayerful Life (Q&A w/ Dallas Willard)
July 21, 2019
Inspired by the chapter on prayer in The Divine Conspiracy, author and Renovaré Ministry Team member Emilie Griffin gives a talk on prayer at the 1999… -
Podcast EpisodeRichard Foster — A Mind Continually Set on God (Streams: Contemplative)
July 7, 2019
"I will set the Lord always before me." These words from Psalm 16 are the crux of the Contemplative Tradition (the Prayer-filled Life). Nathan Foster… -
Podcast EpisodeJames Catford — The Cloud of Unknowing
February 18, 2019
Written by an anonymous author in the 14th century, The Cloud of Unknowing serves as a guide to Christian contemplation. For guest James Catford, Renovaré…
Articles
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ArticleStill Our hearts long for intimacy with God. Trevor Hudson looks at little ways to embrace the outward and inward stillness where we meet with the Lord.
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ArticleOur Glimpse of Eternity Humbles Us Evelyn Underhill’s handwritten collection of prayers for leading retreatants into corporate worship was thought to be lost. Robyn Wrigley-Carr recounts her…
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ArticleHoly Joy Francis and the First Nativity Scene “I commend Francis of Assisi to you as a model of charismatic jubilee,” writes Richard Foster in Streams of Living Water. In this excerpt, Foster tells the…
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ArticleContemplative Rhythms for an Exhausted Life From The Deeply Formed Life Rich Villodas asks "What if there were a rhythm of life that could enable us to deeply connect with God, a lifestyle not dominated by hurry and exhaustion but…
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ArticleA Conversation with Teresa of Avila An Imaginary Dialogue to Get a Better Grasp on Interior Castle Renovaré Institute graduate Matt Filer draws us into an imaginative conversation between himself and St. Teresa of Avila on the subject of prayer. This…
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ArticleDallas Willard on Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle "This book and this author," Dallas Willard says in regard to Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, "immediately announced themselves as a unique presence of God…
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ArticleDiscovering Contemplation A Penetrating Gaze at the Truth In this classic piece, Bill Vaswig brings contemplation down to earth. It is, as Thomas Aquinas puts it, a simple, unimpeded, penetrating gaze at the truth.
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ArticleKnowing God Means More Than Describing Him "For all my love of language," writes Carolyn Arends in this column from Christianity Today, "I’ve been troubled by a growing sense that I need to pay more…
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ArticleWhy Do We Need Retreat? In this excerpt from her introduction to Wilderness Time, Emilie Griffin challenges our resistance to spending intentional time with God and argues for the…
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ArticleHow Did Jesus Pray? (A One-Week Devotional) Daily Devotionals from The Reservoir From The Reservoir, these daily devotionals dive into the Contemplative Stream: The Prayer-filled Life.
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ArticleThe Highest Form of Prayer Once in a time of prayer, Julian heard the words, “I am the foundation of your praying”—words that greatly influenced her spiritual life. Because God grounds…
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ArticleLilias Trotter: Contemplative, Artist, Missionary Shaped by service and contemplative prayer, her life was a work of art. She was one of the greatest artists the world has never known, one who had a new way of seeing the world. Lilias Trotter turned down an offer to become a…
