To see with new eyes the Christmas treeIs but an outward showOf a deeper realityThat we have come to know. For isn‚Äôt the Christmas tree,Hung with ornaments aplentyA deep reminder […]
Words of Power
God brought the beasts before Adamand he gave to each a name:bull, pig, goat, sheep, dog.His children called them by their names,and lo! they came when called.So shamans and savants […]
Opening Prayer?
Q: Hi! I’m looking for the opening prayer you use in Contemplative Outreach Ltd. The one I’m used to, but cannot find a reference to anywhere, being so long ago, […]
Centering Prayer and Heartbeat
Q: Rather than using a sacred word – or as well as using one – recently I have been listening to my heart beat and find this helpful. Does this […]
The Two-Armed Embrace of God
Q: I daily say the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. However there are times that I cannot complete these prayers and I wonder [uneasily], is this how God […]
Sharing about the Prayer
Q: I have joined a Centering Prayer group in which the leader asks people to share their prayer experience with the person next to them. This does not seem to […]
Presence in the Silence
I had been working as a hospital chaplain for just a few months, when one morning I visited a patient (let‚Äôs call her Joan) who was due to have complicated […]
Intention and Centering Prayer
Q: I have tried to practice Centering Prayer for a while. I have been wondering if my intent of receiving the inner peace and silence from practicing is a “legitimate” […]
Getting Serious about Spirituality and Health
Anything less than a contemplative perspective on lifeis an almost certain program for unhappiness. – Father Thomas Keating Recently a group from Las Vegas enjoyed […]
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Centering Prayer is …
Centering prayer is cuddling with Christ.Centering prayer is taking out the trash of the subconscious.Centering prayer is releasing a handful of helium balloons; a heart-full of joy.Centering prayer is laying […]
The Mind and Centering Prayer
Q: I know that the mind should be quiet, relaxed and empty during centering prayer, but I unsure of what our state of mind should be like. Should the mind […]
Sometimes I Am Goodness, Truth & Beauty
Sometimes, I am goodness, truth & beautyand sometimes I act upon another nature,superimposed on mea life mask over my innocent self,the mask is made of projections, assumptions, and judgements […]
Musings of a Part-time Centering Pray-er
About five years ago, I was searching for a spiritual practice. One day, a notice appeared in our local paper about an event called ‚ÄúA Taste of Silence.‚Äù The rest, […]
An Awakening Mystic
Q: My major spiritual awakening happened in August 2012, I’ve seen many signs and messages from the Holy Spirit. The Spirit moved me to become Catholic that year too and […]
Why Do I Sit in Silence?
Why do I sit in silence?I sit in silence to be with God.I sit in silence so God can act in me.I sit in silence to forget me.I sit in […]
Sounds and Centering Prayer
Q: Sometimes as I am entering into Centering Prayer and settling into stillness, I hear an external sound–such as the purring of my cat or birdsong through an open window–and […]
Chanting and Centering Prayer
Q: Is it a good idea to listen to soft Gregorian Chant while engaged in Centering Prayer? A: Let me share with you what many practitioners of Centering Prayer do: […]
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
Q: Hello from Malaysia! Our group has been practising twenty minutes of Centering Prayer followed by Lectio Divina ( with the 4 movements – Read, Reflect, Response and Rest) for […]
A Heartfulness Practice
I suspect that whatever has occurred in my life in this regard has, to a significant extent, been a gift that I have received through my practice and involvement related […]
A Centering Prayer
O Holy Spirit please,please seal my soulinto your service. Let silence soarwithin our boundless beingthat I may wakento our wonder of oneness. Let me sit in stillnessand know that You […]
Yahuwah’s Love
Yahuwah, as a child in your Garden offering You your flowers,You smile tenderly and hold me in your arms for hours.|Yahuwah, I live in your Heart, offering You your Love‚Ķ […]
Walking Into the Dawn
Before setting out for morning services, John and I stood outside of our hermitage, which overlooked the valley and the monastery below, and gazed into the pre-dawn sky; the same […]
The Silent Call
Step inside and bolt the door.The inner room is now secure.Distractions quelled from busy mind,The Lord of Hosts is here to dine. This daily banquet with our LordIs fullness of […]
Praying the Rosary and Centering Prayer
Q: Is there a way to pray the rosary simultaneously with Centering Prayer? A: I am not aware of how you would pray the rosary simultaneously with centering prayer. However […]
Centering Prayer and Young Children
Q: I am based in the U.K. and about to launch Centering Prayer into the local junior school (children aged 4-11). The school head and deputy head are very keen […]
