Episode 40 - Becoming an Ordinary Mystic, Part 1
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SHOW NOTES
The devout Christian of the future will either be a “mystic,” one who has experienced “something,” or he will cease to be anything at all. Karl Rahner
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This is a podcast you won’t want to miss! Steve interviews Father Albert Haase - a friar, priest, and author and a man who has a wonderful accent and laugh. His book “Becoming an Ordinary Mystic” is the focus of the podcast, which is all about learning to cultivate a life with God where we draw close, listen, and respond moment to moment. It was such a great conversation that it went way over our usual time, so we made it into 2 parts!
Spiritual formation is like a relationship:
Attraction – We have a natural attraction to God that is built in us
Love - Love with all our hearts, all our minds, all our soul (from Luke 10:27)
Commitment – We maintain a commitment to our relationship
4 steps – a short practice (suggests 5 times a day) to become aware of the present moment:
Stop – Look back to the present moment
Look – Pay attention to what your senses are registering
Listen – Ask the question “What is God asking of me at the present moment”
Go – I respond, do what God asks of me
Special Guest Father Albert Haase, OFM
Ordained a Franciscan priest in 1983, Albert Haase, OFM, is a popular preacher, teacher, spiritual director and guest on talk radio shows. A former missionary to mainland China for over eleven years, he is the award-winning author of eleven books on popular spirituality and the presenter on five best-selling DVDs. He is currently chaplain at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center, Temple TX.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST
Father Albert Haase, OFM - https://albertofm.org/
Two books mentioned that were written by Father Albert Haase:
Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade – “Every moment we live through is an ambassador that declares the will of God”
Moment to Breathe - Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon by Saint Francis of Assisi
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