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Contemplative Living II – ONLINE
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. - Ezekiel 36:26 "Contemplative life begins when when take the first step into the silence of our heart. It's a pilgrimage—a journey that takes us first to the inner reaches of who we really are, and from there, into
Welcoming Prayer Part 2 – via Zoom
Welcoming Prayer Part 2 – via Zoom
"God doesn't take away our difficulties...God joins us in our difficulties." Thomas Keating In the Welcoming Prayer we invite the Holy Spirit's healing presence into the pain, the anxiety, and fear we experience in our everyday lives. The Welcoming Prayer helps to dismantle acquired emotional programs that underly what we are experiencing. It addresses them
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Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Program Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been
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Introduction to Centering Prayer
Whether your interest is deepening your relationship with God, relief from the stress of daily life, or learning about contemplative prayer, why not take some time this winter to learn and practice Centering Prayer? There will be plenty of time to rest and enjoy the beautiful contemplative oasis of Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson
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Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr Bill Sheehan – via Zoom
Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr Bill Sheehan – via Zoom
A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. "Come rest awhile with the Lord" in preparation for Holy Week. Fr Bill will discuss "Finding the Place of the Heart ... Encouragement to go Deeper” so that we may listen to the Spirit praying
Lenten Reflections Visio Divina Online Time of Centering Prayer (1st Saturday of every month)
Lenten Reflections Visio Divina Online Time of Centering Prayer (1st Saturday of every month)
Lent is the focus for this Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month) @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10 FREE First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices,
Facilitator Training Workshop
Facilitator Training Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to empower people with a very strong commitment to the practice of Centering Prayer to facilitate Centering Prayer groups. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the attendee’s commitment to the practice. Everything worthwhile we do as facilitators springs from the Prayer. The topics we will attempt to
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9-Day Intensive, Post Intensive Retreat
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be 3 sets of two 30 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. Intensive I and Intensive II will watch video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey. Intensive I focuses on “The Human Condition and the Spiritual Journey”.
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Program Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been
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2024 United in Prayer Day
March 8-9, 2024 United in Prayer Day A free, globally-hosted 23-hour day of prayer accessible via Zoom In the global unity of silence as God's first language, we hold vigil for suffering humanity and all creation, and we honor Fr. Thomas Keating's birthday (March 7), the 40th anniversary of the Contemplative Outreach community and
Around the Circle: A Contemplative Enneagram Soul Journey
Overnight Retreat - Enneagram Formation with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. Learn how the entire Enneagram circle–and not just your own Enneagram type–can enrich your contemplative life. This intensive is for you if you already know your type and want to explore how the ancient wisdom of the Enneagram can support a world in which
Weaving a Nest for Stillness
Overnight Contemplative Retreat with Claire Rusowicz and Anne A. Simpkinson This silent contemplative retreat invites you to engage with the Sacred in nature. Anchored in three Centering Prayer gatherings, the weekend will also offer lectio and terra divina (sacred earth), body sensing-awareness practice, and evening prayer on Saturday. There will also be unstructured time for
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United in Prayer, United in Spirit
Seeking to build on Father Thomas Keatings' work in interfaith spirituality and dialogue, Contemplative Outreach of Puget Sound North will again offer an interfaith version of United in Prayer as an in-person day retreat. Participants will be guided by presentations and periods of contemplative prayer/meditation consonant with the faith traditions of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and
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Wisdom School Retreat: Invitation to a Wisdom Way of Knowing
Join us for a rhythm of practice, learning, and integration in togetherness and solitude. The Wisdom stream is at the contemplative headwaters of every religious tradition including Christianity. Wisdom takes many shapes and forms and is more concerned with the transformation of the human being than on a set of right beliefs. The Christian Wisdom
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Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Program Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been
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11th-Step Retreat
This retreat is for people who participate in any 12-step recovery program to introduce or expand and deepen the experience of contemplative prayer as part of a daily 11th-Step practice ourselves, in silence, saying nothing, asking for nothing, just being and allowing our Higher Power to be with us. The retreat will offer an environment
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Lenten Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI: In-Person or Zoom
Lenten Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI: In-Person or Zoom
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on
Becoming An Everyday Contemplative
Becoming An Everyday Contemplative
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Judith Valente "Stillness is ... opening up an emotionally clutter-free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question," author Brene Brown says. This is an extraordinary time when there is much chaos in our country and the world, many demands on our time, and personal pressures. This
Lent Silent Saturday
Lent Silent Saturday
During Lent, this quiet morning, free from daily activities, gives participants time for a communal gathering in silence and Centering Prayer. Along with scheduled prayers and contemplative walks is unstructured time for private journaling or reflection, and enjoyment of the beautiful grounds of Holy Spirit Retreat Center. The day is open to beginners as well
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Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
2024 Morning of Prayer Third Saturdays In Person 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10) Central Union Church • Women’s Building 1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Let us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While
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Jesus is the way and shows the path to his Father through his own contemplative practices – via Zoom
Jesus is the way and shows the path to his Father through his own contemplative practices – via Zoom
The contemplative prayer ministry of Sts. Simon and Jude parish invites you to join us as Fr. Bill Sheehan OMI shares his own spiritual journey and the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating to help guide us on our journey to our heavenly Father. We will see that Jesus shows us the way to his God
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Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Program Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been
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3-day In-person Intro and Centering Prayer Lenten Commuter Retreat – Mar 21-23
Introduction to Centering Prayer within a 3-day Commuter Retreat at The Church of Conscious Harmony. This unique experience will include the 3-hour Introduction Training on Thursday morning and then allow you to practice what you are learning in a retreat setting. A personal copy of Open Mind, Open Heart by Fr. Keating will be included
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The Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D. – Contemplative Prayer and African Christian Mysticism
The Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D. – Contemplative Prayer and African Christian Mysticism
The essence of African Christian mysticism (founded in the desert tradition of monasticism) is not taught but caught. Such mysticism is a whole way of life. It is not an esoteric doctrine or a predetermined plan of ascetic practice. It is important to understand this, because there really is no way of talking about the
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Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Lenten Series – via Zoom
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Program Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been
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Half-Day Holy Saturday Centering Prayer (In-person and Virtual Retreat)
Half-Day Holy Saturday Centering Prayer (In-person and Virtual Retreat)
Half-Day Holy Saturday Centering Prayer Sat, Mar 30th 9:00 - !2:00pm CDT – This half-day Centering Prayer retreat is offered by the Church of Conscious Harmony. All are welcome and encouraged to join us in the silence of Centering Prayer as we reflect upon the mysteries of Holy Week and prepare our hearts for Easter.