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A Guide to Christian Meditation
Daily meditation keeps faith lively, supple, and relevant. It irrigates the soil of our soul, making life more fruitful, and continually opening up new vistas along the path to spiritual maturity. Join best-selling author, Father John Bartunek, LC on an exhilarating how-to journey into this time-tested method whose ultimate aim is intimacy with God, the Author not only of life but also of the life of the mind.
After a brief historical introduction to Christian meditation, Fr. Bartunek, provides both an elegant and memorable method for meditation along with very helpful examples of specifically how to put this method into practice. He manages to do this while keeping our sights on Christ, not the method. This emphasis helps the reader to avoid common and unfortunately popular errors that overemphasize the means and deemphasize the all-important end - a deeper relationship with Christ himself.
Taken from The Better Part with a new section on the History of Meditation.
After a brief historical introduction to Christian meditation, Fr. Bartunek, provides both an elegant and memorable method for meditation along with very helpful examples of specifically how to put this method into practice. He manages to do this while keeping our sights on Christ, not the method. This emphasis helps the reader to avoid common and unfortunately popular errors that overemphasize the means and deemphasize the all-important end - a deeper relationship with Christ himself.
Taken from The Better Part with a new section on the History of Meditation.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2010
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About the author
John Bartunek
43 books22 followersFr. John Bartunek, LC, S.Th.D, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990 and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991.
After college, he spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010.
He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson’s "The Passion of the Christ" while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller, "Inside the Passion"--the only authorized, behind-the-scene explanation of the film.
Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican’s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist.
After college, he spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010.
He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson’s "The Passion of the Christ" while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller, "Inside the Passion"--the only authorized, behind-the-scene explanation of the film.
Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican’s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist.
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July 30, 2022
Very good brief guide to Christian Meditation Very doable advice and guidance.
January 3, 2011
This book comes from the author's larger work, The Better Part. It excerpts the section around Fundamentals of Christian Mediation. Fr. John's writing style makes this a very easy, yet informative read. It really helps the reader understand the benefits of meditation, the correct way to go about it from the standpoint of the Christian tradition and maps out a process to consistent and fruitful meditation.
This is a must read for anyone interested in benefiting from Christan meditation.
This is a must read for anyone interested in benefiting from Christan meditation.
May 13, 2020
Really good primer on meditative prayer. Very helpful
June 13, 2013
I'll need to read this one again after I put meditation into practice.
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