Bob Hesse's guest appearances

Bob Hesse

ISH SpiritMatters

Conversations with the Nesti Center for Faith and Culture

John Graham

Donald Nesti

Danielle Brown

Jon Allen

Brian Reed

Jeff Olsen

Andrew Miller

Kyle Smith

Marcus Grodi

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy

Louis Markos

Peter Chen

Jeffrey Kripal

Ben Pickett

Luis Rodriguez

OwlTail

Deacon Bob Hesse, Adjunct Professor at University of St. Thomas-Houston, Retired Vice Chairman and Faculty for the Institute of Spirituality and Health, and Co-founder and President of Contemplative Network (http://www.contemplative.net/), joins Bridget Richardson, with the Nesti Center for Faith &amp; Culture (https://www.stthom.edu/cfc), to discuss the effects of prayer on the brain. Deacon Bob tells about his research in the study of near-death experiences and how they relate to mystical experiences. He also talks about the dynamic nature of science.

<p>Deacon Bob Hesse, Adjunct Professor at University of St. Thomas-Houston, Retired Vice Chairman and Faculty for the Institute of Spirituality and Health, and Co-founder and President of Contemplative Network (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=XN4bQbWd87Q&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGZueV92enhpYkVMZG9WV1ZvejFMNVNhM1BvZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOFVGdTZnQ2ZUWGFKT3RQOWZkNWNMR1R5ZDRFcXRJQ2prS3Jmc1RvOGtrakQ4THhGeDRfUjlXbE9jQnNSZjZZbmZqOWJGX0k5YS1fRjlZZzJqT2luZ2tjZmkwOVlGRHBFMUdOQVlmWHpqcC1rbEhOaw%3D%3D&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contemplative.net%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.contemplative.net/</a>), joins Bridget Richardson, with the Nesti Center for Faith &amp; Culture (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=XN4bQbWd87Q&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnlwSTJXTGdFdHFxU01WX1NqTkJTdWRMQzRyUXxBQ3Jtc0ttd0xOdTV2cWllZHQ3d19LMUEteC1mbzBYVDV6U1E3RFdJVjFIeHZvbEdrZ1ptUFFFalZPTUlEUDJsM0stWHpyaTlKSTZFZjFxMDJZbzFoRG10OHI2emFpMzZPeG8xckpyYThYOUZQZFNYamZTLXFxSQ%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stthom.edu%2Fcfc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stthom.edu/cfc</a>), to discuss the effects of prayer on the brain. Deacon Bob tells about his research in the study of near-death experiences and how they relate to mystical experiences. He also talks about the dynamic nature of science.</p>

Prayer and the Brain w/ Deacon Bob Hesse

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Bob Hesse reflects on “spiritual but not religious,” and what it means for him as a Catholic Deacon and as a Contemplative prayer leader.  Dr. Hesse’s reflection is adapted from a homily he shared at a Sunday mass at St. Michael’s church in Houston.  Dr. Hesse is an ordained Catholic permanent deacon serving the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Co-founder and President of Contemplative Network (CN) since 2011, dedicated to interdenominational Christian contemplative prayer.  He was inspired at Gethsemani Trappist monastery, at the time home to Trappist Monk Thomas Merton, and was appointed by Trappist Monk Thomas Keating, Commissioned Presenter since 2003, Co-coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Ltd. (COL) 2004-2011, and Emissary in 2005 to the first COL dialogue with the Mind &amp; Life (M&amp;L) Institute for research on contemplatives, in response to an invitation by The Dalai Lama to Keating. He is also an active ISH faculty member. 

<p>Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Bob Hesse reflects on “spiritual but not religious,” and what it means for him as a Catholic Deacon and as a Contemplative prayer leader.  Dr. Hesse’s reflection is adapted from a homily he shared at a Sunday mass at St. Michael’s church in Houston.  Dr. Hesse is an ordained Catholic permanent deacon serving the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Co-founder and President of Contemplative Network (CN) since 2011, dedicated to interdenominational Christian contemplative prayer.  He was inspired at Gethsemani Trappist monastery, at the time home to Trappist Monk Thomas Merton, and was appointed by Trappist Monk Thomas Keating, Commissioned Presenter since 2003, Co-coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Ltd. (COL) 2004-2011, and Emissary in 2005 to the first COL dialogue with the Mind &amp; Life (M&amp;L) Institute for research on contemplatives, in response to an invitation by The Dalai Lama to Keating. He is also an active ISH faculty member. </p>

Dr. Bob Hesse: Spiritual But Not Religious