Fr. Eric Nicolai preached this meditation at Cedarcrest Conference Center north of Toronto on September 17, 2023. The focus is some notes of Saint Josemaria Escriva from 1932 in which he writes down a conversation with his spiritual director, Fr. Sanchez who spoke to him about listening to the Holy Spirit. "Don't speak, just listen." Music: Waltz No 1 from Op 121 by Ferdinando Carulli Played by Cristian Garcia.

Fr. Eric Nicolai gives this meditation to High School boys that are part of the OneUp program of Ernescliff College. It was preached on September 9, 2023. Luke 5:17-26 The account of the paralytic lower down the roof by his friends. The Lord was moved by their faith. They asked him for the healing of another. Not simply for themselves. A group of friends that ask for their friend. Who took the initiative? My sense is that one loved him especially, and had more faith, and then he led others along with this power request, that he had the initiative to open the roof. How can we help our friends? Music: Tears Keep Flowing Tarrega lagrima, arranged for guitar by Bert Alink, 2015. Thumbnail: Christ healing the paralytic at Capernaum, engraving by Bernhard Rode 1780

Fr. Eric Nicolai welcomes the staff at Hawthorn School (Toronto) to a new academic year, with an appeal to embrace the new challenges with magnanimity and humble joy. St. Peter was called the rock by Jesus, even though he was often emotional and unstable. But with God's grace he became the support that others needed. Music: Waltz No 1 from Op 121 by Ferdinando Carulli Played by Cristian Garcia. Thumbnail: Jimmy Stewart from the movie, Its a Wonderful Life (1946).

A meditation preached deep in the Ontario woods to counsellors at Camp Caribou on a lake near Barry's Bay, August 25, 2023. It is based on the three commandments of love mentioned in th Gospel of Matthew. Matthew 22:34-40: When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’ On Youtube, see all the visuals: https://youtu.be/AHba7XdIDjg

A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai early in the morning in the woods at Camp Caribou for Boys, on August 23, 2023. The camp is located near Barry's Bay in Ontario. You can see the filmed version here: https://youtu.be/aUJSaYEuSdM?si=WoTHCscs5wlq9zMV