The Julian Meetings Magazine

The Julian Meetings Magazine is published three times per year and is available by subscription. Please click here for a subscription form.

The magazine contains articles, poems, pictures etc. contributed by members from many Julian Meetings. The contents of the most recent issue are show below

 [August 2007]   [December 2007]   [April 2008]

• Editorial
• Articles
  • Articles and reports from the National Julian Day in Salisbury in June 2007
    • Jesus and Stillness (Wanda Nash)
    • SWOT (Anne Stamper and Francis Ballinger)
    • Some Thoughts from ‘The Book Room’ (Christine Rapsey)
    • Silent Prayer and other faiths (Michael Tiley)
  • Images of exploration which take us deeper into God (Yvonne Walker)
  • Thoughts after the Quiet Day at Llangasty (Janet Robinson)
  • Trinity (Gail Ballinger)
  • Press the ‘Pause‘ Button (Deidre Morris)
  • Julian comes to a care home (Joan Wilton)
  • Silent Mud (Elizabeth Mills)
  • Working in Ghana
  • Painting and Prayer (Anne Stamper)
  • Shared act of reflection and commitment by the faith communities of the UK
• Prayers
  • Three Faith shared prayers
  • An Act of Commitment – The Interfaith Network
• Reviews
  • Website
    • Bible Gateway: a resource for ‘lead-ins’ (Gail Ballinger)
  • Film on DVD
    • Into Great Silence (Gail Ballinger)
  • Books
    • Rowan Williams and Wendy Becket: “Living the Lord’s Prayer” (Francis Ballinger)
    • Stephen Cottrell: “Do Nothing to Change Your Life: discovering what happens when you stop” (Michael Tiley)
    • Paul Wesley Chilcote (Ed.): “Early Methodist Spirituality: selected women’s writings” (Yvonne Walker)
    • Sue Mayfield: “Exploring Prayer” (Yvonne Walker)
    • Julia McGuiness: “Making the Most of Midlife” (Diane Harrison)
    • Ruth Etchells: “Safer than a Known Way: personal prayers with a Christmas supplement” (Anne Stamper)
    • Jane Leach: “Walking the Story” (Gail Ballinger)

• Editorial
• Articles
  • Some Tools for Contemplation (Graham Johnson)
  • 24-7 Prayer comes to Warminster (Judith Duddy)
  • Sacramental Living (Pete Greig and Dave Roberts)
  • The Fruits of Julian Meetings (Angela Fisher)
  • Silent night? (Francis Ballinger)
  • Epilogue to the article “press the pause button”(Joan Wilton)
  • Silence without stillness (Deidre Morris)
  • The work of the Prison Phoenix Trust
  • Incarnation(Anne Stamper)
  • Julian Meeting on ITV (Sarah Salisbury)
• Poems
  • Excerpt from The Celtic Wheel of the Year (Tess Ward)
  • Warp and Weft (Kate Compston)
CD Review
• A journey into prayer: prayerful meditations &
     A journey to the Cross: prayerful meditations (Francis Ballinger)
Book Reviews
• David Shepherd: Seeking the Sabbath (Caroline Wareham)
• Barry Morgan: Strangely Orthodox: R.S. Thomas and his poetry of faith (Janet Robinson)
• Tom Smail: Praying with Paul (Caroline Wareham)
• Henri Nouwen: The Selfless Way of Christ (Francis Ballinger)
• Liz Babbs: Into God’s Presence: listening to God through prayer and meditation (Gail Ballinger)
• Frances M Young: Brokenness and Blessing: towards a Biblical spirituality (Yvonne Walker)
• Susan Hibbins, Ed.: Bread of Heaven: a Christian companion (Gail Ballinger)
• Tess Ward: The Celtic Wheel of the Year – Celtic and Christian seasonal prayers (Yvonne Walker)

• Editorial
• Articles
  • Dancing with the Divine in Stillness: the Quiet Garden Movement and Contemplative Fire (Mollie Robinson)
  • The Value of Silence (Ateliers et Presses de Taizé)
  • The Kingdom of Heaven is within…. (Elizabeth Mills)
  • “Lost” Meetings (Janet Robinson and Anne Stamper)
  • Living Simply (Gail Ballinger)
• Readings (short extracts)
  • Enfolded in Love – daily readings with Julian of Norwich
  • Thomas Merton; A Book of Hours
• Poems
  • Lost and Found (Marjorie Wheeler)
  • Warp and Weft (Kate Compston)
• Obituaries
  • Rev Robert Llewellyn (Sheila Walker)
  • Eddie Askew (Yvonne Walker)
  • Rev. Dr. Martin Israel (Yvonne Walker)
  • John O’Donohue (Yvonne Walker)
• Book reviews
  • Joyce Rupp: “Prayer” (Yvonne Walker)
  • John Rackley: “Seeking Faith, Finding God” (Gail Ballinger)
  • Lisa Cornwell: “Dreams: the path to wholeness” (Patricia Hughes)
  • Sister Wendy Beckett: “Sister Wendy on Prayer” (Anne Stamper)
  • Thomas Merton, Ed. Kathleen Deignan: “A Book of Hours” (Janet Robinson)
  • Richard Rohr: “Things Hidden: scripture as spirituality” (Yvonne Walker)
  • Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild, Ed.: “The Monastic Way: ancient wisdom for contemporary living: a book of daily readings” (Anne Stamper)
  • Philip Roderick: “Beloved: Henri Nouwen in conversation with Philip Roderick” (Francis Ballinger)