Vincent Nichols began as a college chaplain and parish priest in Liverpool, and held a number of educational posts; he was a special adviser to Cardinal Basil Hume, and was given temporary charge of the Westminster diocese on the latter's sudden death in 1999.

He became Archbishop of Birmingham, and was appointed to succeed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor early in 2009.

He opened the 3rd season of Silence in the City talks in October 2009.

The first two CDs in this 6-CD set outline the main themes of Cynthia's teaching. She helps us find a radical new way of understanding and experiencing the wisdom of Jesus.

The other 4 talks contain a fuller explanation of how modern theology and science are confirming the truth of much of the contemplative tradition in Christianity, and in other faith traditions and prayer practices.

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault is an author, lecturer, hermit, and scholar. She is also a retreat and conference leader, teacher of prayer, writer on the spiritual life, and Episcopal priest.

Passionately committed to the recovery of the Christian contemplative path, she has worked closely with Father Thomas Keating and Father Bruno Barnhart and other Christian contemplative masters. She has studied Sufism, the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff, and the inner traditions of Christianity.

This is a live recording of one of Cynthia's visits to the UK.

There are 3 CDs in the series including this one:

1) Carrying Centering Prayer into Daily Life
2) The Welcoming Prayer Practice Part 1
3) The Welcoming Prayer Practice Part 2

In 2007, Jean Vanier was invited to come to Southport in Lancashire by Father Chris Thomas of the Irenaus Project for Spirituality.

In the four talks he gave, Jean shared his experience of the importance of a practice of prayer that helps us to allow our inner attitude to be changed.

The talks are entitled:

1) Our broken World and the Message of Jesus

2) Relationships and Transformation

3) The Woman at the Well

4) We are called to rise up in trust

In this 2-CD series, Jean Vanier sets out to share how we can experience finding Jesus and the Father.

Our service of, and care for, our brothers and sisters, help us find the place within from which divine tenderness and compassion flow.