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. […]
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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Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part I
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing Your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part I Let’s look in this chapter at how valuable the […]
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See With New Eyes
Centering prayer is an exercise of letting go. We let go so the Creator can create in us. What God manifests within us is up to God alone. These manifestations […]
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. […]
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” […]
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 […]
The Practice of Forgiveness
Q: Forgiveness is one of the highest expressions of love and love without forgiveness is no love at all. Jesus’ emphasis on the absolute necessity to forgive repeatedly and from […]
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 […]
