Mindful Convos

Monk Chat

Conversations between a Trappist monk and his curious friend on spiritual life, monasticism, life, love and any topic that comes up!

Episodes

  1. 05/17/2020

    Mindful Convo #11: Desert Fathers Part 2 and Western Monastic History to the Middle Ages

    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!

  2. 04/26/2020

    Mindful Convo #10: The Desert Fathers Part 1

    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, simplicity, and living solely by the word of scripture were their directives. In part 1 Matthew tells us about their origins and core tenets and we discuss :) In part 2 (next week) we'll dig into the history of Christian monasticism post-Desert Fathers up to the present (or however far we get)

  3. 04/05/2020

    Mindful Convo #9: Death, Empathy, Waking up

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

  4. 12/29/2019

    Mindful Convo #8: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Travel

    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

  5. 12/02/2019

    Mindful Convo #7: First Day of Advent, on endings and beginnings

    on endings and beginnings

  6. 11/24/2019

    Mindful Convo #6: Discernment and Values

    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

  7. 11/17/2019

    Mindful Convo #5: Lust, Desire, and cultivating deep, loving connections

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

  8. 11/10/2019

    Mindful Convo #4: Love ❤️

    Love! What is it good for? Aboslutely everything! We talk love, romance, and tease our next conversation on lust :)

  9. 11/06/2019

    Mindful Convo #3: Discipline and TIME

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

  10. 10/20/2019

    Mindful Convo #2: WAR (and conflict)

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

  11. 10/20/2019

    Mindful Convo #1: Matthew Reid on Spirituality, Meditation, and a Monastic Life in Modern Times

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

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Conversations between a Trappist monk and his curious friend on spiritual life, monasticism, life, love and any topic that comes up!

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  • Creator
    Monk Chat
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Monk Chat
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    Mindful Convos