Contemplata

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the Fourth Beatitude, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied," and how it reveals how we should hear and do the Word of God.
Fr. James explores what it means to live in right relationship with God; through remembering two key phrases, “Thy will be done,” and “my food is to do the will of him who sent me,” we can walk on our own paths to righteousness.
Join us in Contemplata Episode 66, The Hunger and Thirst of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., invites us to contemplate the righteous heart of Christ.
Contemplata is available wherever you get your podcasts.
The Rosary invites us to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. In Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a Contemplata miniseries, Fr. James Brent, O.P., offers guided meditations on each of the mysteries, helping you grow in prayer and contemplation.
Explore the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries with the Dominican Friars.
Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts.
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In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the First Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.
From his birth in Bethlehem to his Passion and death on the Cross, the life of Christ reveals a profound humility. Fr. James explores how true poverty of spirit brings together this humility with complete confidence in the Father, and how we are called to grow in both.
Join us in Contemplata Episode 65, The Meekness of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., invites us to contemplate the heart of Christ.
Contemplata is available wherever you get your podcasts.
The Rosary invites us to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. In Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a Contemplata miniseries, Fr. James Brent, O.P., offers guided meditations on each of the mysteries, helping you grow in prayer and contemplation.
Explore the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries with the Dominican Friars.
Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow us on:
Instagram: ​​​​@contemplatapodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DominicanFriarsMedia
Support: If you want to support this podcast, please visit dominicanfriars.org/contemplata

What does Jesus teach us about sorrow?

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the Second Beatitude, Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted, and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

Jesus lived this Beatitude to the full. He did penance on behalf of sinners, embraced poverty, chastity, and obedience for the sake of the kingdom, and ultimately laid down everything on the Cross. Yet his sorrow did not end in death. In the Resurrection, Christ reveals the consolation promised to those who mourn.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 64, The Sorrow of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on Christ as the man of sorrows and the hope we find in his Resurrection.
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Support: If you want to support this podcast, please visit dominicanfriars.org/contemplata
The Rosary invites us to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. In Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a Contemplata miniseries, Fr. James Brent, O.P., offers guided meditations on each of the mysteries, helping you grow in prayer and contemplation.
Explore the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries with the Dominican Friars.
Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow us on:
Instagram: ​​​​@contemplatapodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DominicanFriarsMedia
Support: If you want to support this podcast, please visit dominicanfriars.org/contemplata

In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the First Beatitude, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, and how it reveals the heart of Jesus.

From his birth in Bethlehem to his Passion and death on the Cross, the life of Christ reveals a profound humility. Fr. James explores how true poverty of spirit brings together this humility with complete confidence in the Father, and how we are called to grow in both.

Join us in Contemplata Episode 63, The Humility of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P., invites us to contemplate the humility of Christ
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Contemplata is available wherever you get your podcasts.
The Rosary invites us to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. In Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a Contemplata miniseries, Fr. James Brent, O.P., offers guided meditations on each of the mysteries, helping you grow in prayer and contemplation.
Explore the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries with the Dominican Friars.
Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow us on:
Instagram: ​​​​@contemplatapodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DominicanFriarsMedia
Support: If you want to support this podcast, please visit dominicanfriars.org/contemplata

What does it mean to be blessed? Before all else, it means being happy. 
In this episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., discusses how God’s own infinite happiness is shared with us through the beatitudes. In Jesus’s preaching, he summarized God’s plan for our own happiness. Through the beatitudes, we can learn to become like Jesus in both his holiness and also in his happiness. 
Join us in Contemplata Episode 62, A Portrait of Jesus, as Fr. James Brent, O.P. paints a portrait of Jesus’s all-loving personality through the beatitudes. 
Contemplata is available wherever you get your podcasts. 
The Rosary invites us to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. In Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a Contemplata miniseries, Fr. James Brent, O.P., offers guided meditations on each of the mysteries, helping you grow in prayer and contemplation.
Explore the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries with the Dominican Friars.
Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow us on:
Instagram: ​​​​@contemplatapodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DominicanFriarsMedia
Support: If you want to support this podcast, please visit dominicanfriars.org/contemplata