Life, Love, & Light: Reflections by Veronica Mary Rolf
In the First Season of these podcasts, we explore the wisdom of the beloved fourteenth century mystic, Julian of Norwich, to discover how she may encourage, teach, and guide us during this pain-filled time of the Coronavirus pandemic and protests for racial justice. Julian received sixteen Revelations of Divine Love from Christ on the cross and set them down in the first book ever written in English by a woman. She is best known for the words she heard Christ speak to her: "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and thou shalt see thyself that all manner of thing shall be well." But there is so much more to learn from Julian’s Revelations—about the unconditional love and mercy of God, the nature of prayer, the Motherhood of God, and the ways in which Christ transforms all our sufferings into glory. Julian is our contemplative guide--especially since she knew so much about "sheltering in place" for over twenty-five years as an enclosed anchorite and living through four cycles of the Bubonic plague!
Every week, we delve into one of Julian's Sixteen Revelations and discover how it is directly related to the suffering, fear, plagues, and protests of our own time. Each segment also includes a Guided Meditation at the end. I invite you to make this “Virtual Retreat with Julian of Norwich" and I sincerely hope that Julian will inspire and reassure you, granting renewed hope and trust that "all shall be well."
PLEASE NOTE: The podcasts appear below with the most recent recording listed first. To start the First Season from the beginning, scroll down to the first episode: "Sheltering in Place."
In the Second Season of the Life, Love, & Light podcasts, we explore a fascinating variety of biblical mystics -- the very mystics who inspired and guided Julian of Norwich, whose Revelations of Divine Love we explored during our First Season of podcasts. Indeed, mystics throughout the ages have always been steeped in and nurtured by the stories and characters of sacred Scripture. Over the next weeks and months, we will be meeting these men and women who faced major challenges and crises in their lives . . . made some really big mistakes . . . were forgiven . . . received mystical revelations . . . and then dared to act on those revelations.
These biblical mystics were not ready made saints. They were ordinary and imperfect people just like us who hoped and struggled, questioned and doubted, and sometimes even despaired. As we will see, they did not always make the right choices. But because they were willing to listen to divine guidance within and to learn from their mistakes, eventually, they were given the light and grace to follow the path that was revealed to them and to obey the call of God.
I hope their stories will become powerful inspirations for us in our own time of crisis, fear, and uncertainty, and that these biblical mystics will become our personal spiritual guides. Exploring the stories of biblical mystics may also help us recall and re-evaluate the ways in which God has spoken to us in the past . . . and is speaking to us right now.
We begin with the story of "Abram, Father of Faith," and four mystical "Theophanies" -- or divine revelations -- that he received from the Lord. We examine the nature of the divine call and the journey and struggles it entails. And we relate Abram's questions, doubts. and eventual surrender in faith to our own spiritual path. This is an immensely important reflection, especially in this time of pandemic. Please share this podcast with your family and friends who may be seeking the Lord’s will in their own lives, or who may be depressed or full of doubts about their path, or who may need to be reminded that the Lord speaks to us through our own circumstances . . . at every stage of our spiritual journey.
NOTE: New podcasts will be posted every week, on Friday. The podcasts may be listened to on this website or downloaded from Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and a host of other directories. Be sure to click SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW to receive notifications of new podcasts.
Also: Please visit my new "dedicated" podcast website: https://www.lifelovelightpodcast.com/https
You are welcome to share these links with family and friends who may be inspired by learning about these mystics.
And if you wish to make a donation to support the preparation, recording, and cost of maintaining the websites for these free podcasts, I would be very grateful. (And when you see Donate to "Roni," that's short for VeRONIca.) Thanks so much!
In the First Season of these podcasts, we explore the wisdom of the beloved fourteenth century mystic, Julian of Norwich, to discover how she may encourage, teach, and guide us during this pain-filled time of the Coronavirus pandemic and protests for racial justice. Julian received sixteen Revelations of Divine Love from Christ on the cross and set them down in the first book ever written in English by a woman. She is best known for the words she heard Christ speak to her: "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and thou shalt see thyself that all manner of thing shall be well." But there is so much more to learn from Julian’s Revelations—about the unconditional love and mercy of God, the nature of prayer, the Motherhood of God, and the ways in which Christ transforms all our sufferings into glory. Julian is our contemplative guide--especially since she knew so much about "sheltering in place" for over twenty-five years as an enclosed anchorite and living through four cycles of the Bubonic plague!
Every week, we delve into one of Julian's Sixteen Revelations and discover how it is directly related to the suffering, fear, plagues, and protests of our own time. Each segment also includes a Guided Meditation at the end. I invite you to make this “Virtual Retreat with Julian of Norwich" and I sincerely hope that Julian will inspire and reassure you, granting renewed hope and trust that "all shall be well."
PLEASE NOTE: The podcasts appear below with the most recent recording listed first. To start the First Season from the beginning, scroll down to the first episode: "Sheltering in Place."
In the Second Season of the Life, Love, & Light podcasts, we explore a fascinating variety of biblical mystics -- the very mystics who inspired and guided Julian of Norwich, whose Revelations of Divine Love we explored during our First Season of podcasts. Indeed, mystics throughout the ages have always been steeped in and nurtured by the stories and characters of sacred Scripture. Over the next weeks and months, we will be meeting these men and women who faced major challenges and crises in their lives . . . made some really big mistakes . . . were forgiven . . . received mystical revelations . . . and then dared to act on those revelations.
These biblical mystics were not ready made saints. They were ordinary and imperfect people just like us who hoped and struggled, questioned and doubted, and sometimes even despaired. As we will see, they did not always make the right choices. But because they were willing to listen to divine guidance within and to learn from their mistakes, eventually, they were given the light and grace to follow the path that was revealed to them and to obey the call of God.
I hope their stories will become powerful inspirations for us in our own time of crisis, fear, and uncertainty, and that these biblical mystics will become our personal spiritual guides. Exploring the stories of biblical mystics may also help us recall and re-evaluate the ways in which God has spoken to us in the past . . . and is speaking to us right now.
We begin with the story of "Abram, Father of Faith," and four mystical "Theophanies" -- or divine revelations -- that he received from the Lord. We examine the nature of the divine call and the journey and struggles it entails. And we relate Abram's questions, doubts. and eventual surrender in faith to our own spiritual path. This is an immensely important reflection, especially in this time of pandemic. Please share this podcast with your family and friends who may be seeking the Lord’s will in their own lives, or who may be depressed or full of doubts about their path, or who may need to be reminded that the Lord speaks to us through our own circumstances . . . at every stage of our spiritual journey.
NOTE: New podcasts will be posted every week, on Friday. The podcasts may be listened to on this website or downloaded from Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and a host of other directories. Be sure to click SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW to receive notifications of new podcasts.
Also: Please visit my new "dedicated" podcast website: https://www.lifelovelightpodcast.com/https
You are welcome to share these links with family and friends who may be inspired by learning about these mystics.
And if you wish to make a donation to support the preparation, recording, and cost of maintaining the websites for these free podcasts, I would be very grateful. (And when you see Donate to "Roni," that's short for VeRONIca.) Thanks so much!