29. Roscoe Mathieu - A Quaker Rosary

Roscoe Mathieu, a member of Central Coast Friends Meeting, joins us for episode 29. Roscoe expands on his article, A Quaker Rosary, that appeared in the November 2023 issue of Western Friend Magazine. In the second half of the episode, he takes questions from the audience.

LINKS

• Roscoe´s article: A Quaker Rosary
• Western Friend Magazine (Nov/Dec 2023)
• Western Friend Podcast archive

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:48 On the Rosary and his Spiritual Practice
• 5:40 On Recitations
• 10:13 Quieting the Mind
• 12:06 The Significance of Memorizing Recitations
• 15:48 On Practice and Routine
• 17:50 When and Where to Practice
• 20:08 Opening to Questions From the Public
• 21:28 Paradox of Structure and Freedom
• 23:18 Audience Experiences
• 27:55 On His Daughter’s Perceptions of the Rosary
• 30:00 On Past Explorations of Spirituality and Why Quakerism
• 36:40 Audience Experience
• 39:46 On Robert Barclay
• 43:25 Outro