What would you doIf you were givenBut just one more day to live? “I’d spend it with a loved one”“I’d conquer every fear”“I’d grab life by the horns,And do all […]
Set Free from the Pit, by Centering Prayer and the Truth
I was overwhelmed by constant, intense, thoughts and feelings of fear. At the time, I believed that if I was just ‚Äòright with God‚Äô, or, became a ‚Äòbetter Christian‚Äô, these […]
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Given to Me
In May of 2008, I attended a Centering Prayer Presenter-Formation Retreat at St. Mary‚Äôs Retreat Center, Sewanee, Tennessee. On the night of May 18, we all participated in group lectio […]
Centering Prayer and Biofeedback
Q: What do you think about doing Centering Prayer while wearing a biofeedback device such as an emWave? I have been doing this for about 2 years now and it […]
One Step
We gather at the noon hourMorning choices made, now past;Silence at table, sit wonderingIf the insights will last. I’ve been here many times beforeWell, in this kind of holy place;Impatient […]
Crises and the Prayer of Jabez
Q: My question is regarding grief. Actually I suppose it is regarding prayer in any form of strain or fear, but grief especially. If God is, as we believe, a […]
On Use of the Sacred Word
Q: I have found that saying my sacred word continuously throughout Centering Prayer works better for me than only when thoughts come in. Is this all right also, or what […]
Centering Prayer and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Q: I have been doing active mediation for some years. I have found great satisfaction in applying Centering Prayer in my daily prayer practice. However: I have been suffering from […]
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A Shift in Centering Prayer
Q: I have been doing Centering Prayer for many years. Have found it useful at 3:00AM when St. Teresa of Avila says Imagination is the fool of the House. This […]
The Jesus Prayer and Centering Prayer
Q: Can you tell me similarities or differences between what happens in ‘The Jesus Prayer’ where the mind moves into the heart leading to the Hesychast experience, and Centering Prayer? […]
