Invitation.

There are many sites offering meditation, prayer and reflections.  You may find some of these helpful for your own spiritual nourishment.  Below are some links.

Liturgy of the Hours / Vespers online.

If you wish to join in a community of prayer go to www.universalis.com for liturgy of the hours.  For weekly readings, reflections and commentaries go to www.textweek.com/  The daily gospel reading is found at www.jesuit.org.mt/prayer/prayer-room.html or subscribe free via email at www.dailygospel.org  and  www.evangelizo.org/  

Eucharist Online

To attend the Eucharist on-line go to www.themass.org (courtesy the Passionists, Basilica of St. Anne's, Scranton, PA., USA).  Or in Australia www.mfyah.com.au.  This Mass includes signing in Auslan for the deaf and hearing impaired.  Mass is also broadcast at 7am every Sunday on 89.9 Light FM from the Basilica of St. Mary Angels, Geelong, Australia.  The celebrant is Fr. Kevin Dillon

New Jerusalem Bilbe in electronic format.

To obtain the New Jerusalem Bible in electronic format go to www.kofc.duq.edu/scripture/ or www.biblegateway.com which gives translations in over 50 versions. 

Companion to the Breviary.

The Peoples Companion to the Breviary, Vol 1, can be purchased at www.amazon.com/Peoples-Companion-Breviary-1/dp/1886873097 

Pray as you Go.

A Jesuit media initiative in Britain has online space designed to Pray as you go.  Click here www.pray-as-you-go.org/ for links to prayer and meditation.  Prayer content can be downloaded to MP3 players.

Daily Prayer.

Daily prayer online www.churchresources.info/pray/ and www.churchresources.info/prayertoons/ gives more links to prayer.

Buddhist Meditation.

Buddhist meditation www.rigpa.org and links to the Dharma.

Vedic texts.

Vedic scriptures and texts www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm

World Youth Day - Sydney 08.

The official site of World Youth Day is www.wyd2008.org  Calander of events in the Catholic Church Australia are found at www.catholic.org.au/calendar.

Finding Sanctuary.

Have you ever wondered why everybody these days seems so busy?  Fr. Christopher Jamison offers practical wisdom from monastic tradition on how to build sanctuary into your own life.  Go to www.findingsanctuary.org/

Entering the Castle:  An Inner Path To God And Your Soul.

Caroline Myss takes her main template for the modern spiritual journey the writings of Terese of Avila, The Interior Castle.  Purchase at www.amazon.com

To download as an audio-book via iPod or MP3 player go to  www.audible.com. 

Arise my Love - Mysticism for a New Era.

William Johnston is a mystical theologian and Christian retreat master.  For a beautifully woven vision of Western and Eastern spirituality explore Arise my Love.  Purchase copies at www.amazon.com. 

 The rule of St. Benedict.

The rule of St. Benedict is available in electronic format at  www.ccel.org/ccel/benedict/rule.html. 

Joan Chittister discusses living the rule of St. Benedict in Wisdom distilled from the daily.   www.amazon.com

 The Power of Now by Echart Tolle.

Download to your iPod or MP3 player and off you go!  www.audible.com  

To make the journey into the power of now, you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind.  Access the now is everywhere in the body, the silence and the space all around you.  These are the keys to entering a state of inner peace.  They can be used to bring you into the now, the present moment, where problems do not exist.  It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self.  It is here you discover that you are already perfect. 

A Path with Heart.

A guide through the perils and promises of the spiritual life with Jack Kornfield.  His book is acclaimed as the most significant yet about Buddhism. 

Download to iPod or MP3 players at www.audible.com  or purchase via www.amazon.com   

The voice of the Buddha: The Dhammapada and other key Buddhist teachings is another excellent book.  www.audible.com

St. Alberts Rule

Asceticisim in the rule of St. Albert is perhaps the most simple and practical rule for monastics in history.  This rule was given to the hermits of Mount Carmel c.1208.  For copies go to http://www.carmelnet.org/chas/rule.htm.

For further commentary read, Asceticism in The Rule of St. Albert, by Father Hilary Doran, OCD.  Obtain via www.carmelite.com

Prayer in Taize France.

Spend time in prayer at Taize. 

Go to www.taize.fr/en for podcasts.  Or download prayer to MP3 players.  A beautiful reflective experience with chants and songs.

Every Saturday the evening prayer from Taize is transmitted at 22:00 Centural European Time (20:00 GMT Apr - Oct; 21:00 GMT Nov-Mar) on Domradio, a Catholic radio station in Calogne.  www.domradio.com  (German language)

The Hound of Heaven.

Do you enjoy poetry?  Read the classic 'Hound of Heaven', 1859-1907.  This poem captures God's call of grace and the pursuit that follows.  http://www.poetry.elcore.net/HoundOfHeavenInRtT.html

Buddhist Teachings.

The Tibetan Book Of The Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche is a masterpiece.  Go to  www.rigpa.org

Sogyal Riponche's, A treasurey of the Dharma:  Essential Study Material for the Rigpa Sangha, is an excellent teahing about buddhism.

Meditation for Beginners.

Mindfulness meditation is the time honoured practice of calming the spirit and clearing the mind for higher understanding.  In this guide designed for beginners, Jack Kornfield offers a straight forward method for bringing meditation into your daily routine.  Discover how easy it is to use your breath, physical sensations and difficult emotions to create tranquility and kindness in your life.  Kornfield lived in Asia as a Buddhist Monk for 5 years and co-founded a meditation society in Bame MA.

Download to your iPod or MP3 player www.audible.com