St. Ignatius Women’s Retreat - Living Prayer

November 2012

Mother Magdalena from the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA was the speaker at a Fall retreat at St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church in Franklin, TN. She spoke on prayer and life in the monastery.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Nov 21, 2012	Understanding the Mechanics of Sin, Necessary to Maintaining Peace in our Relationship with God Repentance: Our reponse to Christ's invitation to live in His presence. Understanding appetites, impulses, passions. How does sin take root in us? Click to play	37:31
Nov 21, 2012	Godly Self-Care, Necessary to Maintaining Peace in our Relationship with God The 4th talk is about peace: being in a right relationship with God, myself, others and all of creation. Click to play	26:33
Nov 21, 2012	Prayer as a Means to Make Christ the Center of our Life at All Times Mother Magdalena talks about 3 forms of prayer: 1. Communal/Liturgical prayer. 2. Personal prayer time. 3. Continual prayer. Click to play	42:36
Nov 21, 2012	Prayer as a Way of Life, a Relationship Understanding the concept of relationship. What is prayer? Why do we need God? What's the place of the church, the body of Christ? Why does God need us? Why do we want God (different from needing Him)? What's the difference between heaven and hell? Click to play	28:37
Nov 21, 2012	Introduction to the Monastic Life In her first talk, Mother Magdalena talks about the purpose of monasticism, the everyday life of a monastic, and the process of becoming a monastic. Click to play	52:07