Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer

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Introducing: Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols Dec 22, 2021

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Imagine is proud to share the latest podcast in the America Media family: Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols.

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O Come, All Ye Faithful is a rousing, controversial and some might even say, miraculous Christmas carol! And it’s believed to have a subversive Jacobite rallying call hidden in the text. To peal back the layers of history in this song, Host Maggi Van Dorn is joined by Rev. Andrew Cameron-Mowat S.J., a Jesuit priest at St. Ignatius, Stamford Hill (London), and an accomplished organist and music director. We also hear from Dr. Kim Harris, Assistant Professor of African-American Thought and Practice at Loyola Marymount University, along with a former Choir of King’s College organ scholar, Parker Ramsey.

Special thanks to the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and the Ignatian Schola

for allowing us to play parts of their recordings of Adeste Fideles/O Come, All Ye Faithful.

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Imagine S3.E8 - Jesus Appears by the Sea and Heals Peter Apr 04, 2021

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The resurrected Jesus reveals himself to Peter and the disciples by the sea. After catching nothing through the night, a man tells the disciples to cast their nets again, and they catch a huge number of fish. They realize that it is Jesus and eat with him on the shore. Afterwards, Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” Focus on Peter in this story and his own need for healing and reconciliation.

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Imagine S3.E7 - Agony in the Garden and Peter’s Denial Apr 02, 2021

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In this episode, we’ll reflect on the events that take place following the last supper. We’ll keep watch with Jesus as he prays in the garden. Accompany Peter as he watches Jesus’ trial from a distance and witness his heartbreaking denial of his friend and teacher. Details will be taken from each of the Gospel accounts. What do these events teach us about Jesus’ experience of human suffering?

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Imagine S3.E6 - The Woman with a Hemorrhage Mar 26, 2021

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“If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” - Mark 5:28

A woman who had been afflicted with a hemorrhage for years believes that if she just touches the garments of Jesus, she will be cured. Pray with this moment of great faith and her encounter with Jesus.