Lent a time to start over a time to take stock a time to see the truth a time to lay it all down Kathleen […]
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Safe
I was on a silent retreat sitting outside having a cup of tea watching a little critter poking his head and periodically I’d see dirt flying up out of the […]
DYING and RESURRECTING IN CHRIST
In gratitude for all of what Thomas Keating and Contemplative Outreach has done in supporting my spiritual growth. My meditation* began with use of the symbol of a cross: […]
Called to the Desert
Ordinary time is over and now we are presented with a different, sacred time: one of fasting, reflection and penance. This period of Lent mirrors the forty days Christ spent in […]
The Story of My Surrender
In his book, Invitation To Love, Thomas Keating writes: “On the spiritual Journey there is usually someone in our family, our business or in our community whom we cannot endure, someone […]
Ocean Blue
Drifting grey,Rising blue,Crested white,Golden light.I am notAnd God is. Joanne Alban, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA […]
God’s Embrace
I‚Äôve been practicing Centering Prayer since early 2008; up until then most of my prayer could be described as some reflection on God, but mostly trying to talk to God […]
Reflections on the Beginnings of Centering Prayer
‚ÄúIn the silence we are guided by the spirit.‚ÄùThomas Keating As I sit and think about my life‚Äôs journey, I am keenly aware of God‚Äôs presence and action and how […]
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Knowing About God is not Enough
When I was ordained in 1965 I had no idea what spiritual formation meant or how to experience God, which is another way of saying I didn‚Äôt know how to […]
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Discovering Centering Prayer in New Mexico
It is Autumn. As I make the daily drive North from Rio Rancho to Santa Fe I am aware that Brother Sun rises later and later. No matter how many […]
Centering Toward Love: A Pastor’s Journey to Centering Prayer
In college, I happened to work the early morning shift at the Crowell Hall Reception Desk at Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. After I sorted the morning papers, I […]
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The Wind
fierce wind blowingwidely splittinghigh white blue skyever opening enter all into the circlesit upon the tiles of treesgather quietsilence round uscalmly breathinghoping peace fierce wind blowingrushing wildlydown snow mountainsblasting free […]
Relationship Isn’t Easy
I often wonder about my Centering Prayer practice even though I have been doing it for over 15 years. There are times when all seems well and then many times […]
Out of My Mind, Into My Heart
On my flight from Chicago to Denver, my talkative seatmates clearly thought I was out of my mind: ‚ÄúYou‚Äôre not going to Snowmass to ski but to pray? For ten […]
