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This updated home page Immersive Prayer Ministry website offers reflections, vignettes of poetry, art, and meditations as a glimpse into the appreciation of Christ’s love and action in the world. New for 2022 is an enhanced large selection of classic and experimental or alternate Scriptural Rosary Mysteries. These Rosary Mysteries can help Christians to thrive in our complex world. The alternate mysteries focus on a positive response for all occasions. Perhaps the reflections on this website can be a catalyst to immerse yourself within the moments of your faith journey and the joy associated with loving God, community, and neighbor.
Collections
This site is organized into collections of reflections. I practice the prayer of Lectio Divina for any reflection that has a biblical passage. Many reflection categories on this site are also available in Kindle and book form on Amazon. All proceeds from book sales go to charity.
Scriptural Rosary Mysteries for Thriving
Scriptural Rosary Mysteries for Thriving: Standard and Alternate Rosary Mysteries with Lectio Reflections (Contemplatio, Absconsa, Mysteria: To Contemplate Hidden Mysteries) is a collection of classic Rosary Mysteries and 19 alternate sets of mysteries, including a Patriotic Rosary. “Besides the precise rosary pattern long known to Catholics, we can freely experiment. New sets of mysteries are possible.” (Bishops Pastoral Letter)
These mysteries include James Tissot’s art and my personal Lectio Divina mediations. If you are not Catholic, please consider using these Rosaries by leaving off the second half of the Hail Mary. The collection is also available in a new book for 2022 on Amazon in both color and black and white (lower printing cost), soft copy editions, Unlimited, and . All proceeds go to charity.
Application of Immersive Prayer in the world
As Lecturer in a fraternal order, I am responsible for sharing thoughts that are For the Good of our Order. For over a decade, I have focused these thoughts on the concept of Immersive Prayer using positive emotions such as joy, happiness, and love. These thoughts are currently only available in book form published in 2021, titled For the Good of the Order. The book offers 12 topics and three stories for each one. This book is available on Amazon as a soft and hard books and Kindle . All proceeds go to charity.
Daily Lectio Divina Gospel Reflections for 2022
is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2022 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search. These reflections for 2022 are availabe in a new book on Amazon as soft and hard copy books or Kinde. All proceeds go to charity.
Previous Years of Daily Lectio Divina Gospel Reflections
Without Love I am Nothing is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2022 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using Search. These reflections for 2022 are available in a new book on Amazon as soft and hard copy book and Kindle. All proceeds go to charity.
Ephphatha, That is, Be Opened is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina for 2020. These daily reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. A particular reading that you are looking for may be able to be found using Search. The collection is available on Amazon as a soft copy book and Kindle. All proceeds go to charity.
Inspired by The Living Flame of Love is a compilation of daily Scripture Reflections for 2019 (Year C) using the prayer of Lectio Divina. Current and historical individual reflections are available here at Scripture Reflections. You can locate desired passages using Search. The collection is also available on Amazon as a soft copy book or on Kindle. 
All proceeds go to charity
Although by Night is a compilation of daily Scripture Reflections for 2018 using the prayer of Lectio Divina. Current and historical individual reflections are available here as Scripture Reflections. Scripture passages are also available using Search. This book is available on Amazon as a soft copy or on Kindle. All proceeds go to charity.
Daily Scripture Reflections use the prayer of Lectio Divina. I hope that by sharing them, you may find resonance and think about your reflections and what they mean for you as you read the related Scripture. The thoughts are in seasonal order and are continuously published about one week ahead. You can get to the seasonal groupings here or scroll further down for recent reflections if you use a mobile device.
Contemplative Expressions
These contemporary midrashs contain scenarios, thoughts, and exploration assembled not to prove anything but to create a non-historical thought-provoking perspective. A Midrash is an ancient Jewish prayerful interpretation and commentary on biblical text done in story form to assist in explaining Scripture. My use of the midrash technique requires immersion into the perceived life of holy characters done with research and a considerable amount of prayer.
celebrates and highlights the most glorious time in the Christian liturgical year, the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost. This Via Lucis variation uniquely considers the mystical presence of St. Joseph in our encounter with the living Christ. A suggested contemplative approach for this Via Lucis is reading the Scripture and imagining yourself as a participant in each painting. This small-format book is available on Amazon as a soft copy book or . All proceeds go to charity.
Good and honorable priests who are committed to their charism and are exemplars of Christian holiness deserve nothing less than their Church finding ways to re-elevate them in the eyes of the world. A partial solution is to leverage their sanctity, so they more deeply become “merchants seeking the finest pearls.”
Inspirational Christian Poetic Expression
which means the state of being thirsty. Blessed Mother Theresa concluded that Christ’s striking words are a prayer of an endless two-way thirst of both giving and receiving love. I have had my thirst satiated by countless Christ-like people, so I humbly share their “I” and their effect on me. This book is available on Amazon as a soft copy book or . All proceeds go to charity.
focuses a highlighting lens on God’s grandeur. This beauty takes many forms, from a glorious swath of Chanterelle Mushrooms at a moist riverside in God’s Garden to interior revelations and discovery that take our breath away. Windows open to the truth and love of Christ.
examines recollections that yield personal insights worth pursuing towards becoming a better person. The book’s title is the metaphorical language describing Christ’s Love as a common thread of our heart’s actual color. The Color of My Heart is Love.
captures moments of metamorphosis when there can be no explanation other than faith. When we allow these moments to unite with Christ, we can discover how and what shape we will become.
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