All Episodes
Living Compass Spirituality & Wellness — 172 episodes
"No Ahead, No Behind: What Trees Can Teach Us About Sacred Timing," Episode #173
"Befriending Uncertainty: Living in the 'Not Yet,'" Episode #172, April 21, 2026
"Way Will Open," Episode #171, April 13, 2026
"The Ground Begins to Soften," Episode #170, Easter, 2026
Disarmed, and Armed with Love
"The Grass is Greener Where We Water It," Episode #168, March 19, 2026
"Prayer Doesn't Always Change Outcomes, But It Always Changes Us," Episode #167, March 12 2026
"Do You Want to Be Made Well?" Episode 166, March 6, 2026
"Wrestling with God and Listening for the Whispers," Episode #165, February 26, 2026
"Opening Our Eyes: Healing Our Vision," Episode #164, February 23, 2026
"Cultivating Healing and Wholeness," Episode #163, February 17, 2026
"Practicing Love, One Step at a Time," Episode #162, February 12, 2026
"Compassion Fatigue," Episode 161, January 29, 2026
"Stay Warm," Episode #160, January 23, 2026
"Home by a Different Way," Episode #159, January 12, 2026
"Christmas Generosity," Episode #158, December 24, 2025
"A Generous Dinner Party," Episode #157, December 19, 2025
"Transformational Hospitality vs Transactional Hospitality," December 15, Episode #156
"Generous Together," Episode #155, December 11, 2025
"Generosity and Gratitude," December 8, Episode #154
"The Parable of the Generous Parent," Episode #153, December 4, 2025
"Practicing Generosity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind" Episode #151, November 26, 2025
"Grounding Our Practice of Generosity in God's Generosity," December 1, 2025
"Grief and Gratitude," Episode #150, November 20, 2025
"The Power of Looking Up," Episode #149, November 13, 2025
"All Things Are Bound Together," Episode #148, November 4, 2025
"Applying Insights of Non-Dual Consciousness to Our Everyday Lives," Episode #`147, October 27, 2025
"An Introduction to Non-Dual Consciousness," Episode #146, October 15, 2025
"Spiritual Lessons Animals Can Teach Us," Episode #145, October 8, 2025
"Be a Peacemaker," September 29, Episode #144
"Faith as a Place to Heal or to Hide," Episode #143, September 15, 2025
"Who's Your Teacher?" Episode #142, September 5, 2025
"How Will You, How Will I, Choose Love Today?" Episode #141
"Listen to the Sound of the Genuine-A Guided Meditation," Episode #140
"Catch and Release," A Guided Meditation from Westina Matthews, Episode #139
"Blessings," A Meditation by Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, Episode #138
"Contemplative Living Is Living....Free of Illusions of Separateness," Ep. #137, August 4, 2025
"Root, Root, Root for the Home Team," July 25, 2025, Episode #136
"Spiritual Lessons Learned from Riding a Bicycle," July 18, 2025
"The Power of Unplugging to Reset Our Compass," July 10, 2025
"A Declaration of Interdependence," July 4, 2025, Episode 133
"Prayer Changes Us," June 27, 2025
"How Will You Clothe Yourself Today?" June 19, 2025
"Learning to Swim in the Deep End of the Pool," June 13, 2025
"Graduation Lesson: If You Want to Go Far, Go Together," June 3, 2025
"Learning to Live and Drive ASAP, As Slow As Possible," May 27 2025
"What is Contemplative Psychology? Part 2 of Introducing the Living Compass App
"What is Contemplative Spirituality?--Introducing the Living Compass App"
"The Ground Begins to Soften, Happy Easter!"
"Love Bears All Things," April 17, 2025
"Holy Is As Holy Does: Walking the Way of Love," April 14, 2025
"Trust in the Slow Work of God ," Episode #11 for Lent, April 11, 2025
"Cultivating Patience," Episode #10 for Lent, April 7, 2025
"The Story of the Stone Soup: A Lesson in Generosity," April 3, 2025
"Generosity and Listening," Lent Episode #8, March 31, 2025
"Having Joy Down In My Heart," March 27, 2025
"Doing Our Part to Grow Joy," March 24, 2025
"When Peace Moves Us Out of Our Comfort Zones," March 20, 2025
"Lent, 2025, Episode 4: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit (Peace), March 17, 2025"
Cultivating Faithfulness: Episode #3 for Lent, March 13, 2025
Lent 2025, Episode 2: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, March 10, 2025
"Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Through Lent, Episode 1," March 5, 2025
"Preparing for Lent: Tending Our Soil," March 2, 2025
"There is No Path to Peace. Peace is the Path," February 19, 2025, Episode 110
"Planting Flowers," February 10, 2025
"The Fish Who Wanted to See the Ocean," January 28, 2025
"The Sound of the Genuine--A Guided Meditation," January 13, 2025
"Always We Begin Again: Prioritizing Spiritual Growth in the New Year," Dec. 31, 2024
"The Peace that Comes When We Soften Our Hearts," Christmas Eve, 2024
"Let Us Sow Light and Joy," Episode #6 for Advent Practicing Peace
"Understanding the Peace that Passes Understanding," Episode Five for Advent, 2024
"Be Still and Know. Be Still and Be at Peace" 4th episode for Advent 2024
"The Wisdom of the Twelve Steps for Making Peace with Ourselves, Advent Episode 3, 2024"
"Deepening Our Understanding and Practice of Peace," Advent Episode 2, December 6, 2024
"The Transformative Power of Peace," Episode One for Advent, 2024
"Gratitude and Peace," Thanksgiving, 2024, Episode 98
"Gratitude Changes Everything," November 17, 2024
"There Is Always Light. If Only We Are Brave Enough to See It. If Only We Are Brave Enough to Be It."
"Looking Out for Wonder"
"A 5-Minute Self-Compassion Meditation/Practice"
"To Listen is to Love," Episode 93, September 30, 2024
"Deep Listening & Loving Speech, Part 2," Episode 92, September 18, 2024
"Deep Listening & Loving Speech, Part 1," Episode 91, September 9, 2024
"Back to School....on the Spiritual Path, Episode 90, September 3, 2024"
"Awakening from the Illusion of Our Separateness," Episode 89, August 26, 2024
"Loving and Accepting What Is," August 16 2024
"Olympic Prayer, Episode 87, August 9, 2024"
"The Power of Rituals and Ceremonies," Episode 86
"Walking Meditation, a Unique Prayer Practice," Episode 85
Loving Kindness: A Prayer Practice & A Way of Being
"The Buddhist Concept of Spacious Minds, and How It Enhances Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing"
"Lessons Learned from Dharamsala, Part 1" Episode 82
"Wholly Listening...Part 4"
"Holy Listening, Part 3: Centering Prayer/Meditation" May 1, 2024
"Holy Listening, Part 2," Episode 79
"Holy Listening, Part 1," April 16, 2024, Episode 78
"Softening Our Hearts and Our Start Ups," April 8, 2024
"Happy Easter, 2024" Episode 76
"Holy Week and Forgiveness, Part 2" March 29, 2024
"May Our Words Be a Blessing" March 21 2024
Forgiving Family and Friends
Forgive Others As You Forgive Yourself
Forgiving Ourselves
"Why Forgive?--March 6, 2024"
"Forgiveness is a Choice, March 3, 2024" Lent, 2024
"Receiving and Releasing," February 28, 2024, Episode 67
"Forgiveness and Letting Go," Lent, February 25, 2024
"The Mindset of Forgiveness," February 21, Lent 2024
"Grounding Our Practice of Forgiveness in Faith" Feb 18, 2024
"Ash Wednesday, Our Mortality, and Forgiveness," February 14, 2024
Contemplative Practices & Wellbeing, Part 2, Episode 62
Contemplative Practices & Wellbeing, Part 1, Episode 61
"Replacing Judgment with Curiosity," Episode 60
"Nurturing Our Spirituality in the New Year," Jan 6, 2024, Episode 59
"The Wonder of Christmas," December 25, 2023
"Surely the Lord is in This Place," December 21, 2023
"Wonder and Thin Places in Advent," December 18, 2023
Saints, Light, and Wonder for Advent
"Stories of Wonder," December 11, 2023
"Whoa and Wonder in Advent" December 7, 2023
"Wonder and Love in Advent"
Catching Our Breath, Episode 51
Help. Thanks. Wow. S 1, Ep. 50
"You Gotta Serve Somebody: Bob Dylan," Ep 49
"Hallowed be..." Episode 48
"Remembering That We Belong to Each Other," S1 Ep 47
Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading," Episode 45
Episode 44: Honor the Space Between No Longer and Not Yet
Episode 43 "We Make the Path by Walking"
Group Think and Systemic Thinking, Episode 42
Systemic Thinking & Well-Being: The Power of Zooming Out, Ep. 41
Episode 40, Systemic Thinking & Well-Being, Part 3
Episode 39: Systemic Thinking & Well-Being, Part 2
Episode 38: Systemic Thinking & Well-Being
Episode 37: Rest for Our Minds (#4 of 4-Part Series on Rest)
Episode 36 "Rest for our Bodies: #3 of a 4-Part Series on Rest"
Episode 35: Rest for Our Emotional Wellness (#2 of 4 Part Series on Rest)
Episode 34 "Rest for Our Souls: Part 1 of a 4 Part Series"
Episode 33: We Are All Spiritual Beings: Another Lesson from Walking the Camino
Episode 32: "Life is Not a Competition: More Reflection from Walking the Camino"
Episode 31 "Lessons From Walking the Camino: The Importance of Community
Episode 30: Lessons From Walking the Camino: Lightening Our Loads
"Lessons from Walking the Camino: Marking the Path for Others," Episode 29
"Lessons from Walking the Camino: Follow the Arrows," Episode 28
"An Advocate for Well-Being," Episode 27
Episode 26: "Less is More"
"Letting Go as a Way to Practice Resurrection," Episode 25
Episode 24: "Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Listening"
"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Reconciliation," Episode 23
"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Forgiveness," Episode 22
"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Presence" Episode 21
"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Gratitude" Episode 20
"Believing is Seeing" Episode 19
"Rising Above: One Way to Practice Resurrection," Episode 18
Practicing Resurrection, Episode 17
Compassion, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, Episode 16
A Humble Entrance, Episode 15
Be an Encourager, Episode 14
Self-Compassion and Well-Being, Episode 13
"Forgiveness, Compassion, Mercy, and the Ego, Episode 12
Compassion and Mercy, Closer to Home, Episode 11
It Is In Giving, That We Receive, Episode 10
Prayer and Compassion, Episode 9
Come Unto Me All You Who Are Weary, Episode 8
Compassion and the Parable of the Good Samaritan
6. Are You a Compassionate Listener?
Robbin Brent on What Practicing Compassion Means to Her: Living Compass Podcast, Episode 5
Compassion and Faith, Episode 4
Making Space for Love
Practicing Compassion, Episode 2
Spirituality, Wellness, and Practicing Compassion--Welcome to the Living Compass Podcast Ep. 1