Lectio Divina 16 August 2024

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 6:51-58 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘I am the living bread which has come down from heaven.  Anyone who eats this bread will live forever ; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the...

Meditation 8 August 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/Meditation-8th-Aug-24.mp3 Meditation for Thursday 8th August 2024 The energy of mindfulness brings calm into our life. Mindfulness makes us alive in the present moment. When we are present, life is...

Lectio Divina: an inspiring way to start the day

I was given the link for the daily Carmelite Lectio Divina by a friend four years ago and have made it a daily habit to use it. I was delighted when I discovered the weekly Friday Lectio on Zoom, led so wonderfully by Irene and Damien. Since then I have put the...

Meditation 1 August 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/Meditation-1-Aug-MP3.mp3 Meditation for the 1st August 2024 Author Jack Kornfield* tells the story of a person in a great deal of pain with stomach cancer who asked if meditation could help. With...

Lectio Divina August 9 2024

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 6:41-51 The Jews were complaining to each other about Jesus, because he had said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ ‘Surely this is Jesus son of  Joseph’ they said. ‘We know his...