Mindful Convo #11: Desert Fathers Part 2 and Western Monastic History to the Middle Ages
We're joined by Marco Damiano who walks us through European history from 300 to around 1200, focusing on religious and monastic developments and how they shaped culture and society!
26 Apr 2020
Mindful Convo #10: The Desert Fathers Part 1
The Desert Fathers were early Christian monks whose extreme ascetic lifestyle in the sands of Egypt inspired most of the Christian monastic traditions that came after.
Renunciation, simplicity, and living solely by the word of scripture were their directives.
In part 1 Matthew tells us about their origins and core tenets and we discuss :)
In part 2 (next week) we'll dig into the history of Christian monasticism post-Desert Fathers up to the present (or however far we get)
5 Apr 2020
Mindful Convo #9: Death, Empathy, Waking up
Matthew shares his thoughts on death and suffering, and how to face it from a place of love and selflessness
29 Dec 2019
Mindful Convo #8: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Travel
Matthew recounts his journey across the country on a small motorbike, extracting spritual lessons and how the world of long distance motorcycle riding is a microcosm for the life in general
2 Dec 2019
Mindful Convo #7: First Day of Advent, on endings and beginnings
on endings and beginnings
24 Nov 2019
Mindful Convo #6: Discernment and Values
What should you do, ever!? How do you decide? WWJD?
In which we explore values frameworks, and the decision-making that these frameworks allow you to perform
17 Nov 2019
Mindful Convo #5: Lust, Desire, and cultivating deep, loving connections
How does lust relate to love? How can you cultivate deep, loving connections without physical intimacy? Why would you want to?
10 Nov 2019
Mindful Convo #4: Love ❤️
Love! What is it good for? Aboslutely everything!
We talk love, romance, and tease our next conversation on lust :)
6 Nov 2019
Mindful Convo #3: Discipline and TIME
Wasting time, spending time, and prioritizing what matters to you
20 Oct 2019
Mindful Convo #2: WAR (and conflict)
In which Matthew reads Dr. Seuss, we talk about war, and I sometimes wish I cared about sports
20 Oct 2019
Mindful Convo #1: Matthew Reid on Spirituality, Meditation, and a Monastic Life in Modern Times
Introducing Matthew Reid, a Trappist monk and dear friend. We'll be chatting every Sunday about various stuff!
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