Podcasts by Mindful Convos

Mindful Convo #12: Desert Fathers Part 2 and Western Monastic History to the Middle Ages from 2020-05-17T17:04:51

We're joined by Marco Damiano who walks us through European history from 300 to around 1200, focusing on religious and monastic developments and how they shaped culture and society!

Mindful Convo #11: Desert Fathers Part 2 and Western Monastic History to the Middle Ages from 2020-05-17T17:04:51

We're joined by Marco Damiano who walks us through European history from 300 to around 1200, focusing on religious and monastic developments and how they shaped culture and society!

Mindful Convo #11: The Desert Fathers Part 1 from 2020-04-26T16:30:26

The Desert Fathers were early Christian monks whose extreme ascetic lifestyle in the sands of Egypt inspired most of the Christian monastic traditions that came after.

Renunciation, simpl...

Mindful Convo #10: The Desert Fathers Part 1 from 2020-04-26T16:30:26

The Desert Fathers were early Christian monks whose extreme ascetic lifestyle in the sands of Egypt inspired most of the Christian monastic traditions that came after.

Renunciation, simpl...

Death, Empathy, Waking up from 2020-04-05T16:32:22

Matthew shares his thoughts on death and suffering, and how to face it from a place of love and selflessness

Mindful Convo #9: Death, Empathy, Waking up from 2020-04-05T16:32:22

Matthew shares his thoughts on death and suffering, and how to face it from a place of love and selflessness

Mindful Convo #9: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Travel from 2019-12-29T14:38:36

Matthew recounts his journey across the country on a small motorbike, extracting spritual lessons and how the world of long distance motorcycle riding is a microcosm for the life in general

Mindful Convo #8: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Travel from 2019-12-29T14:38:36

Matthew recounts his journey across the country on a small motorbike, extracting spritual lessons and how the world of long distance motorcycle riding is a microcosm for the life in general

Mindful Convo #8: James' 2019 Retro from 2019-12-29T14:28:31

In which James has a disjointed and somewhat poorly organized review of the last couple of years, mostly 2019

Mindful Convo #7: First Day of Advent, on endings and beginnings from 2019-12-02T20:46:20

on endings and beginnings

Mindful Convo #6: Discernment and Values from 2019-11-24T16:20:12

What should you do, ever!? How do you decide? WWJD?

In which we explore values frameworks, and the decision-making that these frameworks allow you to perform

Lust, Desire, and cultivating deep, loving connections from 2019-11-17T14:16:57

How does lust relate to love? How can you cultivate deep, loving connections without physical intimacy? Why would you want to?

Love ❤️ from 2019-11-10T14:55:42

Love! What is it good for? Aboslutely everything!

We talk love, romance, and tease our next conversation on lust :)

Discipline and TIME from 2019-11-06T21:29:47

Wasting time, spending time, and prioritizing what matters to you

WAR (and conflict) from 2019-10-20T13:20:31

In which Matthew reads Dr. Seuss, we talk about war, and I sometimes wish I cared about sports

Matthew Reid on Spirituality, Meditation, and a Monastic Life in Modern Times from 2019-10-20T12:44:36

Introducing Matthew Reid, a Trappist monk and dear friend. We'll be chatting every Sunday about various stuff!