Spiritual Expansion

So I'm taking a class on spirituality in the contemporary world and as part of the course requirements, I have to submit a formal journal entry every two weeks. One of the things that is cool is that in an attempt to engage self more holistically(ie not just the head), we have an enormous amount of freedom to be creative and not confine our entries to the written word. As part of my Lenten journey this year, I'm also trying to focus a bit more on spiritual discipline in both prayer and meditation. Anyway, I decided to combine the efforts yesterday and spent hours on line researching various types of music for meditation. I was afraid that I would be inundated with New Age and little else.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a few sites that had good free music available for download. One of my favorite finds is from none other than the Vatican's Pontifical Institute for Sacred Music. I did of course find a lot of newage music as well.

Anyway, long and short, I was able to pull together a compulation of seven meditations that cover a host of different spiritual disiplines. We'll see how disciplined I can be in taking 10 minutes a day to listen to them!

Welcome to my first blog!

Well, I've done it. My first blog! I was contemplating the purpose of the site and determined that in addition to fulfilling a class requirement, I wanted to provide a window for those I know to see into my journey at Episcopal Divinity School. I am constantly being asked by those at home, "What courses are you taking?" "What authors, theologians, scriptural resources are you reading?" "What do you think about your courses and how is it affecting your formation?" You get the picture.



For those who may read this that are not part of my current sphere, I should let you know that I am a first year Mdiv student, finally listening to a call I rejected for 14 years. I am in process for ordination into the priesthood and I commmute from Ithaca New York to Cambridge MA weekly. While in Cambridge, my partner is burdened with the upkeep of our home and four year old son. God bless her!



SO, my goal is to provide regular posts that include a myriad of reflections based on my seminary journey. We'll see how it goes!



Peace!