April 8, 2011

Contemplation - Renowned preacher and poet, Father Paul Murray belongs to the Irish Province of the Order of Preachers. In the course of his life he’s addressed many an audience but in November his words reached an unusual group of listeners, the members of the House of Lords. To them he spoke not of politics but of contemplation as an essential ingredient in Christian tradition. The event organized by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust,in conjunction with Sky Television that filmed it, marked an historic moment: never before had a Dominican friar delivered a talk in the House of Lords.

We bring you the first in our three part radio adaptation of this talk. One which begins with these words : “What is it like, in practice, to come close to the presence of God ?

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