Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer

Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer

Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. In this podcast, Tucker Redding, SJ, will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. Think of it as an audio retreat that you can participate in whoever you are, wherever you like.

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May 20, 2020 5 mins
America Media is excited to introduce a new podcast called IMAGINE: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer. In this series, we will introduce you to a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this preview, we'll talk about Ignatian Contemplation and what you can expect from this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. In this podcast, I’ll guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we join Jesus at the Jordan river, where we'll witness John the Baptist speaking to the crowd and baptizing Jesus. The following passages can help you refle...
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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. In this podcast, we'll guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus calling his first disciples, specifically, the story of Peter and the miraculous catch of fish. The following passage can help you reflect...
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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we will focus on the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish, which can be found in all 4 Gospel accounts. Matthew 14: 13-21 Mark 6: 30-44 Luke...
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May 31, 2020 21 mins
Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus walking on water. Today's episode will focus on the version of this story found in the Gospel of Matthew, in which Peter walks to Jesus on the ...
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May 31, 2020 20 mins
Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead.  This account comes from John 11: 1-44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, where a crowd greets him by laying cloaks and palm branches before him.  Matthew 21: 1-11 Mark 11: 1-11 Luke 19: 2...
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May 31, 2020 24 mins
Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we'll join Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper. Today's episode is based on the followed scripture passages: Matthew 26: 20-30 Mark 14: 17-26 Luke 22:...
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May 31, 2020 26 mins
Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we walk with Jesus as he carries his cross. Since there are so many details in the Gospels between the Last Supper and Jesus' crucifixion, we will focus on just...
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May 31, 2020 23 mins
Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we spend time at the tomb of Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we follow Mary of Magdala to find the empty tomb of Jesus. Today's episode focuses on the account found in John 20: 1-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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November 28, 2020 20 mins
What would it be like to witness the Incarnation from God’s point of view? This first episode of the Advent/Christmas season of Imagine focuses on a unique contemplation from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. Pull back and meditate on all of creation while witnessing the great love of God who enters into human history at a decisive moment in response to humanity's longing. This sets the ...
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December 5, 2020 17 mins
“Hail Mary, the Lord is with you.” In this episode in the Advent/Christmas season of Imagine, we witness the Annunciation, as Gabriel announces the birth of Jesus to Mary and awaits her response. For more Advent content from America Media, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 12, 2020 19 mins
“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” In this episode, we witness the Visitation, when Mary travels to see her relative Elizabeth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 19, 2020 22 mins
“Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.” Travel with Mary and Joseph on the long and rough journey to Bethlehem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 24, 2020 18 mins
“She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” - Luke 2:1-5 Accompany Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and witness the birth of Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 25, 2020 21 mins
“When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’” Angels announce the birth of Jesus to the poor and lowly shepherds of the region. Join them to visit the newborn Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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February 19, 2021 21 mins
Released on Fridays during Lent, new episodes of "Imagine" will introduce you to a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to interact with various scenes from Scripture. First Friday of Lent: “At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by the devil.” - Mark 1:12-13. Before Jesus began his ministry of healing and reconciliation, he ...
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“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” - Luke 5:8 Jesus calls on Peter and his partners to cast their nets into the deep, where they catch a huge number of fish. Peter responds with a moment of vulnerability. See how Jesus responds. Find more reflections and resources for Lent at: https://www.americamagazine.org/lent2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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“Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Rise and walk’?” - Luke 5:23 While Jesus is speaking in a crowded home, a group of people go to extraordinary lengths to bring their friend before him for healing.  Find more reflections and resources for Lent at: https://www.americamagazine.org/lent2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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