Meditations
COVID-19 Protocols at the Renewal Center
January 19, 2022
Effective today, all visitors to the Renewal Center will be required to show proof of vaccination to a member of the Renewal Center staff.
Video Series: Prayer of Silence: Using Breath to Recenter
January 17, 2022
By Kathy Keary
Some shy away from the prayer of silence because of distractions. In this video, we will focus on our breath to recenter ourselves.
Video Series: Breath as a Threshold to the Present Moment
January 10, 2022
By Kathy Keary
Focusing on our breath invites us to the present moment, a fruitful spiritual practice.
Reclaim, Renew Your Life: Taizé for January
January 7, 2022
The dawn of a new year is the time to reclaim your life. “Come and be with us Holy Spirit,” will be our prayer as we gather in January for our Taizé prayer service.
Video Practice: Creative Journaling to Usher in 2022
January 3, 2022
By Kathy Keary
The new year offers us a chance to redirect our focus on what truly matters – to re-create ourselves as we endeavor to become more and more the person God created us to be.
Fr. Joe Nassal’s Winter Solstice Talk
December 22, 2021
Precious Blood Renewal Center welcomed 35 people in person and 9 folks online for our annual Winter Solstice Celebration, featuring Fr. Joe Nassal. Fr. Joe’s talk is now available; you can watch it here.
Video Practice: Visio Divina with the Nativity
December 20, 2021
By Kathy Keary
As we continue our video series on contemplative prayer and with Christmas fast approaching, let's take a moment using visio divina and journaling to pause and reflect on that graced moment when the Christ child was born.
Video Practice: Journaling: Welcoming Jesus
December 13, 2021
By Kathy Keary
As we warmly welcome Jesus into our lives, we will put pen to paper to express all that is stirring within.
Advent Through the Eyes of St. Joseph
Presented by Fr. Ron Will
On this Advent Day of Prayer, we will contemplate the experience of God being born into human flesh as Jesus of Nazareth, looking at the experience through the eyes of St. Joseph, his foster father.
Video Practice: Visio Divina: The Peaceable Kingdom
December 6, 2021
By Kathy Keary
In Visio Divina, art becomes the sacrament that opens our hearts to the indwelling Spirit of God. The visible makes the invisible present in a palpable way.