'in Praise Of Contemplation' (1997)~Congregation Of St. John

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here http://en.gloria.tv/?media=142818 , take one hour of quite., be set apart and LISTEN , to this video.
[b]This prayerful film[/b] ([i]produced before the Brothers ,or Sisters, had their Priories completely built, thus Holy Mass was celebrated in an Retreat Centre),[/i][b]reveals the transformation in people's spiritual lives and their relationship with God through their contact as Lay Oblates with the brothers of the Congregation of St. John[/b]. This prayerful community, founded in France,centered on the Eucharist, helps people to grow deeper in their faith by learning the steps necessary for deepening their relationship with God through contemplative prayer, philosophy and theology.
[color=#000000][b]Purification of the heart[/b] is received primarily in silent prayer, under the action of the Holy Spirit.[/color]
[color=#000000]Purification of the intelligence is more "active" and entails the discovery of a realistic view of oneself, the other, and the world to which we belong. In such a discovery, we always need teachers to guide us: "deceased" teachers - for us, Aristotle and St. Thomas - and living teachers who invite and help us to embark upon a personal search for the truth.[/color]

[color=#000000]The purpose of all this is to love better: truth intensifies our love for God and our brothers and and enables us to love more freely.[/color]

The Brothers of Laredo have two primary missions in the Diocese of Laredo.
http://en.gloria.tv/?media=142818