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Jamie Noyd

Pilgrimage Practices (#2): Walking

September 4, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before  The Harmony Way  begins on October 14. This is the second in the series. Visit the  landing page  for  The Harmony Way  for more information and to register. Walking is a key element of pilgrimage.  This may be walking a route such as the Camino de Santiago for hundreds of miles.  It may involve walking around a sacred site … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#2): Walking

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, Via Divina, Walking

Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories

August 28, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before The Harmony Way begins on October 14. Visit the landing page for The Harmony Way for more information and to register. What story is driving your life today? As humans, we are wired to make meaning and understand the world through narratives that connect the events, people, beliefs, and places in our lives. Neurobiology and … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, Stories, The Harmony Way, Via Divina

The Franciscan Way (Walk Five): Rebuilding the Church

June 20, 2022 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

Only one week until Orientation on June 28. Discounts available on registration site. Rebuilding the Church God called Francis of Assisi to rebuild the church. Francis started by collecting stones and repairing walls of rundown chapels. Then he started to live out the good news of Jesus by loving those on the margins of society and new life entered the church.  Many people today would say that the church is again in need of renewal. What could that look like?  If you have been asking this question, … [Read more...] about The Franciscan Way (Walk Five): Rebuilding the Church

Filed Under: Devotional Tagged With: Franciscan Way, Via Divina

The Franciscan Way (Walk Four): Making Peace

June 13, 2022 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal … [Read more...] about The Franciscan Way (Walk Four): Making Peace

Filed Under: Devotional Tagged With: Franciscan Way, Via Divina

The Franciscan Way (Walk Three): Community and Contemplation

June 6, 2022 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

How would you rate the state of your community life these days? What about your practice of contemplation, i.e., time for thoughtful reflection?   If you are like many people, you are rating both of these lower than you would like. In the life of the church, often the practices of contemplation   and community are seen to be in tension. Those who want to reflect on God's presence often seek solitude and time away in quiet, while those wanting community seek gatherings and activity. Many people whose lives will not … [Read more...] about The Franciscan Way (Walk Three): Community and Contemplation

Filed Under: Devotional Tagged With: Franciscan Way, Via Divina

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