The Shalom Room

Shalom Place

Welcome to the Shalom Room

A place to relax,
to reflect,
and to renew your spirit

Meditative messages - Music - Slideshows - Movies

Meditative Messages by members of the Heartland Center for Spirituality team.	These are streamed in Real Audio format.	Praying/Journaling with the Messages

Lectio Divina Philip St. Romain, 6 min., 49 sec.		Contemplative Prayer Philip St. Romain 6 min., 50 sec.
	Jesus the Light Louise Hageman, OP. 3 min., 10 sec.
Freedom to Choose Philip St. Romain. 2 min., 43 sec.		Everyday Agape Joel Christoph, OP. 3 min., 31 sec.
	Count Your Blessings Philip St. Romain. 2 min., 10 sec
A Little is Enough Joel Christoph, OP. 3 min., 31 sec.		Resurrection Living Philip St. Romain. 3 min., 24 sec
	Travel Lightly Louise Hageman. 2 min., 3 sec.
Come to Your Senses Philip St. Romain. 2 min., 38 sec.		Live One Day at a Time Philip St. Romain. 3 min., 56 sec.
	Do What You're Doing Lisa Bellecci-st. romain. 4 min., 26 sec.
Live by Principles Louise Hageman, OP. 2 min., 52 sec

Praying/Journaling Exercise

Settle in, quieting yourself, noticing the sensations in your body, the sounds around you
Ask the Spirit of God to open you to whatever you need from the message
Play the message, and listen to it with your eyes closed, if this helps to reduce distrations
What thoughts and feelings are awakened in you? Listen to them, and if you have a journal, write them down. Perhaps you might then listen to the message again, and repeat attending to your thoughts and feelings.
What prayers of petition, thanksgiving, remorse come naturally? What gifts or graces do you seek? Express them to God.
Spend a little time just resting in the awareness of God's love for you.

"For my yoke is easy, my burden light."

Meditative Music: mostly MIDI files, by a few Real Audio to be added in time. You can play these while you browse the site or look at slideshows.

Slideshows: Unless otherwise noted, these are all photos I've taken and arranged. Click on the top-left thumbnail image to begin the slide show.

High Flying, Adored
Angels
Apollo 13
Arabesque
Bach Fuge
Bach Fuge
Cast Your Fate
Chariots_of_Fire
Clairdlune
Dances With Wolves
Debussy Passepied
Deux Filles
Flying
Forrest Gump
Funk
FurElise
Greatest Love
Jesu Joy of Desire
Jurassic Park
Minuet in G
Mozart Requiem
MusicBox
My_Heart (Titanic)
Pacelbel Canon
Peaceful
Think of Me (Phantom)
Winthrop
Dr. Zhivago

Music by Philip St. Romain
- composed in Apple's Soundtrack -
Real Audio format

Clap Your Hands (Smile!) - 47 sec.
Techno Massage (3 min., 8 sec.)

Kansas Landscapes

Wildlife - a few images from driving to Great Bend and other places.
- view the movie slideshow (music by John Jarvis, "The Bow River Valley")

Lessons for a New Life - converted Powerpoint Presentation.
- compiled by "Vivian" and received via email in 2001.
- download the Powerpoint slideshow: 740 K

Fun Photos - these are quite stunning; converted Powerpoint Presentation.
- gratitudes to Terri King, who sent it along.
- download the Powerpoint slideshow: 1.8 MB.

- many others, forthcoming

The Heavens are telling the glory of God . . .

Western Meadowlark - singing	Cardinal - Male	Cardinal - Female
Robin - singing	Blue Jay	Downy Woodpecker
Bald Eagle	Goldfinches	Blue-winged Teal
Harris Sparrow	House Finch	Mourning Doves
Slate-colored Junco	Brown - headed Cowbirds	Common Grackle
Brewers's Blackbird	Ringneck Pheasant - crowing	Red-winged Blackbird - singing
Shovelers	Whistling Swan	Red-winged Blackbirds
Western Towhee	Wild Turkeys	Turkey Vulture
LeConte's Sparrow	Cliff Swallows	Phalaropes - spinning
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Baltimore Oriole - singing