Michael Fallon msc

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In 2005 I published Yielding to Love: learning to follow our yearning for deeper communion with God ( St Pauls Publications)

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In 2008 I offered the following 8 lectures covering the material on Prayer in Part Four of the Catholic Catechism. The following table links with the text of the lectures.

Part Four: Christian Prayer

Free audio downloads

You can access the audio record of these lectures by going to the URL http://homepage.mac.com/mbfallon (click HERE) . This takes you to a window called My iDisk. You will find a number of lecture series on the page, including Prayer. Click on Prayer and you will be taken to a list of folders/files of the lectures. If it is a folder click on it and the files will appear. To download and save a file, right-click the downward arrow in the download column next to that file. In the dropdown menu that appears, click on 'save target as …" where you can specify the location in which you wish to save the file. It may take up to 7 or 8 minutes to download (less time if you have a fast connection).

or for the audio lectures on Prayer, you can go to http://web.me.com/mbfallon/Prayer/Welcome.html (Click HERE). Go to the top of the window and select the lecture that interests you. A new window will appear and at the bottom of the window you will see one or more files for that lecture. To listen to the audio file you have to download QuickTime (a free download). This happens only the first time and may take some minutes. A slider bar will eventually appear. It may take some minutes for the audio to commence.

Saving the file. When the window opened with the file or files (before you clicked on a particular file), you will have noticed Subscribe. If you wish to save the audio files, you will need to download iTunes (also free. Click HERE and follow promps). Then you will have to click on Subscribe and the audio will download into iTunes where it can be accessed.

You can purchase CDs

Alternatively, you can order a CD for each of the eight lectures ($5.00 each).

 

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Prayer 1999

In 1999 in Adelaide I offered a series of 18 lectures on prayer. The following table links with the text of the lectures.

 

1. Heart to heart 2a. An experience of love 2b. Self knowledge 3a. Sharing Jesus' Prayer
3b. Holiness 4a. Obedience 4b. Humility 5a. Longing for God
5b. Beginning to pray 6a. pre-contemplative prayer 6b. Psalms of wonder, awe, delight 7a. Psalms of praise and thanks
7b. Psalms of trust 8a. Psalms of Petition 8b. Prayer of Intercession 9. Distractions
10a. Spiritual Friendship 10b. Spiritual Direction 11a. Detachment 11b. 'Indifference'
12a. Silence and Solitude 12b. Early contemplation 13a. Difficulties 13b. 'Night' of the senses
14. Faith and Contemplation 15. Gifts & Fruits of the Spirit 16a. Union and Betrothal 16b. Mystical Graces
17. 'Night' of the spirit 18a. Spiritual Marriage 18b. Review  

You can purchase CDs

An audio record of all of the above lectures is available from the author (email: michaelfallonmsc@gmail.com)on 2 CDs using the condensed MP3 format ($5.00 per CD).

Free audio downloads

You can access the audio record of these lectures by going to the URL http://homepage.mac.com/mbfallon (click HERE) . This takes you to a window called My iDisk. You will find a number of lecture series on the page, including Prayer 1999. Click on Prayer 1999 and you will be taken to a list of folders/files of the lectures. If it is a folder click on it and the files will appear. To download and save a file, right-click the downward arrow in the download column next to that file. In the dropdown menu that appears, click on 'save target as …" where you can specify the location in which you wish to save the file. It may take up to 7 or 8 minutes to download (less time if you have a fast connection).

or you can go to http://web.me.com/mbfallon/Prayer_1999/Welcome.html (Click HERE). Go to the top of the window and select the lecture that interests you. A new window will appear and at the bottom of the window you will see one or more files for that lecture. To listen to the audio file you have to download QuickTime (a free download). This happens only the first time and may take some minutes. A slider bar will eventually appear. It may take some minutes for the audio to commence.

Saving the file. When the window opened with the file or files (before you clicked on a particular file), you will have noticed Subscribe. If you wish to save the audio files, you will need to download iTunes (also free. Click HERE and follow promps). Then you will have to click on Subscribe and the audio will download into iTunes where it can be accessed.