Our popular Home Retreats series continues in August with a new programme of reflections from the monastic community at Ampleforth.
Covering a range of interesting and poignant topics, these short sessions are available for you to enjoy online from the comfort of your own home.
Join us on YouTube at 11am each Saturday to watch live, or on playback at a time that suits you.
'A meditation on the mystery of the Transfiguration' by Fr Gabriel
Saturday 6th August
This home retreat will focus in particular on an extract from the first reading at monastic Matins for the feast, a passage from the Second Letter of St Paul to the Corinthians, chapter 3 verses 17 to 18.
'Eve of the Assumption' by Fr Richard
Saturday 13th August
“How do I know if I have faith?” “Did Jesus have faith?” “How can we get faith?”
'St Bernard of Clairvaux: man of experience' by Fr Cedd
Saturday 20th August
St Bernard of Clairvaux was one if the most influential people in the Europe of the Middle Ages, and arguably one of the most influential monks of all time, especially in the Latin Church. In this talk, Fr Cedd will introduce some of the distinctive elements of Bernard’s spirituality, particular the role of experience in the spiritual life.
