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 […]
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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 βSinβ
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, […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]