This week we're looking at contemplative prayer and how to incorporate it into our faith lives. In addition, there's an important update on the podcast, so please give this one a careful listen.

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Here are some resources I hope will help you to engage with this week's topic in a deeper way for yourself:

1. "The Inner Journey: Thomas Merton's Contemplative Spirituality," by MattandJojang's Blog

2. "Jesus Was a Contemplative," by St. Joseph's College Online Theology

3. "How to Practice Contemplative Meditation," by U.S. Catholic

4. Book: Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton

5. Book: Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren

6. Book: Here and Now, by Henri Nouwen

7. Contemplative prayer resources and history from contemplativeoutreach.org

8. Song: Be Thou My Vision, by Audrey Assad

9. Song: The Embrace, by Ashana

10. Video: What is Contemplative Prayer?, with Fr. Mike Schmitz and Called to More