Q: I have been centering for about seven years. Lately, when I try, I feel like I’m having a panic attack. Can you give me some insight? A: Our faithful […]
Contemplative & Vocal Prayers
Q: Is it possible to experience contemplative prayer and vocal prayer simultaneously? A: All prayer is a gift from the Holy Spirit. As a faith-filled person responds to the deepening […]
Centering Prayer and the Nights
Q: A few months ago, I seem to have woken up during Centering Prayer in terror over not being able to find God. I had been sensing that this night […]
Centering Prayer & Contemplation
Q: It is my understanding that God loves us at the level of our being which is the closest most intimate level at which love can take place. It is […]
Amount of time for Centering Prayer
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer for about a year now. I wanted to increase my time to 40 minutes because I was used to sitting for a half […]
The Rosary and Contemplation
Q: Is it possible to pray contemplatively while saying the rosary at the same time? A: The rosary, like Lectio Divina, can move one into a state of resting in […]
Spiritual Direction and the Contemplative Path
Q: I am new to contemplative prayer. I have been meditating for 15 years, but have decided to take contemplative prayer as my spiritual path as it suits me better […]
Centering Prayer and Physical Symptoms
Q: I have been doing Centering Prayer for about 20 years. Some years ago, during my meditation practice, my head started shaking and jerking from side to side. As a […]
Centering Prayer and Exercise
Q: I would like to know if you could back me up or not in the contemplative skills I have developed through the mixture between Centering Prayer and Tabata Training […]
Comparing Centering Prayer and Buddhist Meditation
Q: I am curious about the difference in effects between a Buddhist meditation and Centering Prayer, given that in Centering Prayer there is a large emphasis on consenting to the […]
Centering Prayer and Breathing
Q: I’m rather new to Centering Prayer. Perhaps the most common thought I have while practicing, which takes me away from my sacred word, is an awareness of my breathing. […]
Approaching Clergy about Centering Prayer
Q: What are the best means of getting your local priest involved in Centering Prayer? A: Your question is lacking in details so let me respond in a generic way. […]
Fees for Spiritual Resources
Q: Why are there fees for spiritual teachings and offerings? A: Contemplative Outreach offers a wide variety of both free and paid resources and support, ensuring our programs are as […]
Centering Prayer, Unloading and the Nights
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer off and on for about 18 years and more intensely during the past year and a half or so. For many years I had […]
Awareness & Centering Prayer
Q: Where does one initially place their awareness during Centering Prayer? In other words, when introducing the sacred word does one let the awareness float up toward heaven someplace “outside” […]
The Dying Process
Q: Our Centering Prayer group has been watching the Gift of Life DVD and benefiting by it. We are hearing about persons who spend considerable time in the dying process. […]
The Consequences of “Sin”
Q: Father Thomas teaches with authority that God has forgiven our sins. But he also sometimes seems to say that we are stuck with “the consequences of our sins.” How […]
The Soul and the True Self
Q: I am currently wrestling with various concepts and definitions and how they fit together. When it comes to the false self and the true self I find the glossary at […]
Teaching Centering Prayer in Seminaries
Q: Father Arico, our Centering Prayer group is reading your book A Taste of Silence. After the introduction where you share your experience of Centering Prayer, our discussion led us […]
Receptivity
Q: I am a commissioned presenter of the Centering Prayer introductory workshop and when I am elaborating on the notion of being receptive I describe the proper disposition as one […]
Motivations and Service
Q: In the past year I’ve have fully realized the Martha in me and my false-self motivations that permeated years of ministry. By God’s grace the Illuminative way is proceeding […]
Unsure of the Outcomes of Prayer
Q: I always try contemplative prayer, and it seems to be working. How can one be sure that the outcome (even though negative at times) is working for the right? […]
Mercy Will Prevail
Q: I am a lay contemplative catholic who would greatly appreciate your insight on the following matter. I see a world of one creator who has created both hell and […]
Centering Prayer and Profanity
Q: I tried Centering Prayer for some time but reached a point where during my prayer time I was constantly assailed by profane words, words I assiduously avoid in my […]
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, […]
