Q: I have a 50 year old sister with Williams’ Syndrome (similar to Downs Syndrome – different chromosome). My mother and father cared for her, until my mother recently died. […]
Centering Prayer and Panic Attacks
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Challenge
Having just struggled with my 80th birthday, I resonated with Fr Arico’s challenge in the June 2015 CO NEWS: Challenge To BE and not to DO Experiencing ageChallenge to […]
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 […]
IONA
We wear our small marble crossesto prayer every Thursday.They were brought from Iona,a ‚Äúthin place‚Äù, where the spiritis more accessible, the landscaperough-hewn, rocky and barren.I wear mine and imagine a […]
Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part III
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part III: Grounding your Centering Prayer Practice by Letting Intention and Consent […]
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