Patrick’s Bach recitals begin Saturday, Jan 6 – Epiphany carol service Jan 7 – celebrating Patrick and Rob Sunday evening – 20+C+M+B+18, New Year blessing on the Cathedral and on your house – reminders and notices – news about Cathedral members Catherine, Natasha and Beth – a message from Constance...
The community bond – Concert De Profundis – Oasis concert, pianist Elisabeth Pion – parish supper – Lunch ‘n Chat – Remembrance Day ceremonies – All Saints, All Souls masses – Requiem mass 4 pm Nov 12 remembering our loved ones – dealing with grief, a touching letter – Stir...
Advent Sunday ushers in, for Christians, a time of growing anticipation. And while it might seem “godly” to eschew the commercial holiday madness, preparing a place for generosity … tokens of love for our near ones, and, yes, gifts far beyond ourselves too… is an honest part of this season....
Beth Adams gave this talk on 9 June 2015 at Christ Church Cathedral We’ve been talking for several months about masters of contemplation and their teachings, which has been fairly intellectual. Today I want to go back to the physical, to our bodies, and talk about the posture we try...
…there is a challenge from Christ to the goodness of humankind. It is not enough to be good. It is not enough to not do evil. My Christianity is something more positive; it is not a negative. There are many who say, “But I don’t kill, I don’t steal, I...
[A talk by Beth Adams given on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, to introduce Contemplative Prayer at Christ Church Cathedral] This spring, the cathedral community is grappling with questions about war and peace during a special series of presentations and discussions. War and violence are present throughout the Bible and our liturgy:...
[Remarks by Beth Adams shared during Contemplative Prayer at Christ Church Cathedral April 28, 2015] Lately, Fr. Richard Rohr’s daily meditations have been concentrating on Saint Paul, and I feel like they’ve been addressed to me. I’m one of those Christians who’s often uncomfortable with Paul, mainly because of his writings...
[Beth Adams’ introduction to Contemplative Prayer on April 14, 2015] During Lent we’ve been hearing advice and wisdom from important teachers of contemplation, and I plan to continue with that, but today I’d like to talk about learning from real life: the great teacher who is available to us all...
[Beth Adams’ talk on March 10, 2015] We recently discussed the Benedictine contemplative John Main, for whom the practice of meditation is, first of all, a way for us to become acquainted with ourselves. In his book Word into Silence, I was struck by this simple phrase: “In order to enter into...
[Beth Adams’ talk on February 24, 2015] Some of you knew John Main OSB, who brought contemplative prayer to many people in Montreal. He was born in Ireland, and though he had wanted to become a priest, instead became a lawyer, and was posted to the Far East with the British...
[Beth Adam’s talk on February 10, 2015] In these weeks surrounding and during Lent, I’d like to share with you teachings of some masters from different traditions. As I said at our previous meeting, it’s important to remind ourselves of the basics, and to realize that we always need discipline:...
[Beth Adams gave this talk on January 27, 2015] When Zen Buddhist teachers first came to the West, some said it would be impossible to teach Zen to western students because they simply lacked the necessary discipline. Shunryu Suzuki, who founded the first Zen monastery in America, started studying at...