Latest Contemplative path Podcast Episodes
The king to end all empires
Chickmonks - December 01, 2023 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsChristendom is directly opposed to the reign of Christ Today's homily is based on the following lectionary readings selected for Christ the King Sunday: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flock...
Why church? with Mother Mary Lynn
Chickmonks - September 19, 2023 01:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWelcome, Chickmonks! If you’ve ever wondered “why religion? or why church?” I think this conversation will resonate with you. If you’ve ever wondered what the heck the Episcopal church is, you will learn so much in this conversation, and, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s (really) like to be a...
Wisdom from St. Mary
Chickmonks - August 24, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following lectionary reading for the Feast of St. Mary the Virgin: Luke 1:46-55 Mary said: “My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior. For you have looked with favor upon your lowly servant, and from this day forward all generatio...
The Spirit the world cannot receive
Chickmonks - May 28, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading: If you love me and obey the command I give you, 16 I will ask the One who sent me to give you another Paraclete, another Helper to be with you always— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept since the world neither sees her nor recognizes ...
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Chickmonks - April 06, 2023 16:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on Matthew 27:11-54, read from The Inclusive Bible Looking for spiritual support? Have questions? Comments? Feedback? Contact Heather
Living Water
Chickmonks - March 16, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on John 4:5-42 (read from The Inclusive Bible by Priests for Equality) Questions? Responses? Comments? Looking for spiritual counseling or mentorship? I love hearing from you! Reach out to Heather here.
A level place
Chickmonks - December 26, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the Revised Common Lectionary: Luke 6:20-31 Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, ...
Winds of change
Chickmonks - December 24, 2022 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the revised common lectionary: Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husban...
Christmas winds of change
Chickmonks - December 24, 2022 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the revised common lectionary: Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husban...
Longing as spiritual practice
Chickmonks - December 12, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsMy approach to understanding Advent, Christmas, and the second coming of Christ. A homily based on the following reading from the revised common lectionary: Matthew 24:36-44 Jesus said to the disciples, “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but o...
Loving the Other (homily + meditation)
Chickmonks - October 24, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the Revised Common Lectionary, followed by a guided practice of meta bhavana (lovingkindness meditation): Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers appro...
Choose life
Chickmonks - September 27, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the Revised Common Lectionary: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Moses said to all Israel the words which the Lord commanded him, "See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lordyour God that I ...
Solidarity without burnout with Rev. Dr. Sarah Kye Price
Chickmonks - September 05, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsSarah Kye Price is a blended priest, professor, and social worker in Richmond, VA. She speaks with me about vocation, justice, service, and avoiding burnout. Feedback? Questions? Comments? Contact Heather on the Chickmonks website. Like this podcast? Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple and Sp...
How to pray
Chickmonks - August 09, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIf you love Chickmonks, please rate, review, and subscribe, and help others find us! A homily based on the following lectionary readings from the Revised Common Lectionary: Luke 11:1-13 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, te...
Anticolonialism
Chickmonks - June 27, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWe can't be the church in the world if we don't first acknowledge where we came from. This is an essay I wrote in response to the prompt: "Describe your commitment to anti-colonial leadership," that turned out to be not just an essay, but a pretty solid sermon, too. Contact Heather: https://ww...
Eat my flesh
Chickmonks - April 25, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following scripture from the revised common lectionary: John 6:56-69 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the...
The Wilderness + what is liturgy?
Chickmonks - February 11, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThis episode begins with a fly-by definition of some recurring church words: liturgy, lectionary, liturgical calendar to give context to when this sermon was preached (versus when it’s being released into the wild, wild internet). Send your questions to Heather here! The gospel reading and hom...
Humaning with the earth with Rev. Dr. Natalie Vail
Chickmonks - January 31, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsI am so excited to introduce you to The Rev. Dr. Natalie Vail. Natalie is an ordained spiritualist minister, celtic shaman, acupuncturist, reiki master, among SO many other credentials and specialties. Needless to say, This episode is loaded with information, I seriously catch something new from...
The dance of abundance
Chickmonks - November 25, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following Gospel reading in the Revised Common Lectionary, originally preached at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Ordina, CA Mark 10:17-31: 17 As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit ...
A story of power
Chickmonks - August 10, 2021 21:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following Gospel reading from the Revised Common Lectionary: Meanwhile Herod, the ruler of Judea, had heard about Jesus, whose reputation had become widespread. Some people were saying, “John the Baptizer has been raised from the dead, and that is why such miraculous power...
Empowering stories with Katherine Spearing
Chickmonks - July 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsKatherine Spearing is the founder of Tears of Eden, a nonprofit community of support and recovery resources for the many of us who are healing from spiritual abuse. She also the hosts Uncertain podcast, where she highlights stories of survivors, and imagines a better future for spiritual communi...
Branches in Love's vine
Chickmonks - June 04, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA reading and homily based on the following gospel from the Revised Common Lectionary: John 15:5-17 Jesus said to his disciples, "I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is ...
Healing from spiritual trauma with Ginny Barker
Chickmonks - May 24, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsGinny Barker is one of those people you can count on to keep it real, and because of that I have loved her from the moment I met her. She was a part of the church plant I helped start in Asheville, North Carolina. We went through a lot of church trauma together, and this conversation is about al...
Shedding false identities
Chickmonks - May 02, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the Book of Common Prayer daily office lectionary: Luke 4:16-30 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given...
Getting angry and cussing with The Rev. Hannah Wilder
Chickmonks - April 15, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe Rev. Hannah Wilder joined me several weeks ago and I know you’re going to love her. Hannah is ordained in the Episcopal Church and among her many roles in the Diocese of San Diego, she is a curate at St. Mark’s City Heights. Hannah is a passionate leader in the work of reconciliation and inc...
Practice dying for Eternal Life
Chickmonks - March 15, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following lectionary readings for the second Sunday of Lent, year B: Mark 8:31-38 [Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise agai...
Practice dying for eternal life
Chickmonks - March 15, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following lectionary readings for the second Sunday of Lent, year B: Mark 8:31-38 [Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise agai...
What's a child of God?
Chickmonks - February 01, 2021 17:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA homily based on the following reading from the daily office readings in the Book of Common Prayer: Galatians 4:1-7 (NIV, audio is read from New English Bible) "What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir...
Owning Who We Are with Nicole Gheorghe
Chickmonks - January 08, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsRegister for classes with Dope Yogi! Nicole Gheorghe is one of the best yoga teachers I know, and an all-around gift of a human. She and her husband Jeremy have started an incredible online yoga studio called Dope Yogi that is all about authenticity over perfection. Nicole’s classes at Dope Yo...
More Love, less fear
Chickmonks - November 12, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsBased on the following passage from today's daily office lectionary from the Book of Common Prayer: James 1:1-15 NIV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you f...
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