Turn Bible Reading into Prayer
from The Monk and The Meathead Hosted by Jimmy Vreeland
Key Takeaways: Retreats build deep friendship and lasting community. Scripture speaks anew across different seasons of life. Lectio Divina turns reading into personal prayer and action. Retreats build deep friendship and lasting community. Scripture speaks anew across different seasons of life. Lectio Divina turns reading into personal prayer and action. Chapters: 0:00 – Halloween Eve & World Series Chat 2:29 – What's Coming Today 3:01 – The AXE Retreat Experience 4:41 – Real Friends vs. Deal Friends 10:29 – Why You Should Come to the Retreat 11:54 – Reading & Praying with Scripture 14:00 – What Is the Bible? 16:35 – Scripture as Food for Faith, Hope & Love 20:49 – The Prodigal Son & the Apple Tree 25:01 – Reading Scripture Meditatively 30:23 – Getting Started: Gospels & Translations 34:23 – The 99-Cent Notebook 35:37 – Practice: Jesus Calms the Sea 40:42 – Turning Desire into Prayer 42:00 – The Lectio Divina Form 43:19 – Bringing This to the Parish 44:33 – Structure & Freedom 45:18 – Closing Prayer The Monk and The Meathead is a production of Mary Queen of Peace Parish is Webster Groves, Missouri. The Meathead: Jimmy Vreeland—West Point grad, Army veteran, real estate entrepreneur, and a man who pushes limits in business and life… now striving to push deeper into his faith. The Monk: Fr. Craig Holway—Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and spiritual coach, guiding men to embrace authentic Christian masculinity with strength, truth, and purpose. If you’ve got a question or a topic you want us to tackle, send it our way at [email protected]. And if you’re in the St. Louis area, come visit us at Mary Queen of Peace Parish in Webster Groves. Check out Mary Queen of Peace at www.mqpwg.org RATE & REVIEW this episode on Apple and Spotify. SHARE this episode with someone. SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any new episodes!
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The hosts discuss the upcoming men's AXE retreat as a way to build deeper friendships and community, which adult life makes harder, and to grow closer to the Lord, the Church, and one another. Their main focus is Lectio Divina, prayerful reading of Scripture that engages the whole person rather than just gathering information. Familiar passages can speak anew in different seasons of life. Using Luke 8:22–25, Jesus calming the sea, they demonstrate the method. Read the short passage slowly. Write down thoughts, feelings, and desires. Consider what it reveals about your own life. Identify a concrete resolution, then turn that desire into prayer. They suggest recording reflections in a notebook or on the Lectio Divina form.
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