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We embrace the process of transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in others, through the practice of Centering Prayer.

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Contemplative Service in Hospice Noreen Tillotson	Voices of Community	Coming from the perspective of someone who has survived cancer certainly puts you in a place to understand, at least partially, what our hospice residents are going through. Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality
Silent Visits from God Karen D'Attilo	Voices of Community	sometimes silence creates loud noises in the heart, and sounds off in the brain with chaotic patterns making us our own worst enemy... Read More.	Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey
What Centering Prayer Means To Me Alegria Kent	Voices of Community	In retirement, I found myself lost and without an identity. It was a great loss to find that all of a sudden so many of the props that held my identity upright were gone. Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality
Gratitude & Listening Hal Edwards	Voices of Community	What an enormous and lifetime gift of grace is given through each and all of you at Contemplative Outreach as we all continue on the Way through your guidance, resources, community and presence!!! Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey
A Short Poem of Daily Surrender Bridget Robinson	Voices of Community	“Commit your life to the Lord, Trust in Him and He will act, So that your justice breaks forth like the light Your cause like the noon day sun” - Psalm 37 1-4 Read More.	Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey
Mysteries Like Love Stephen M. Feely	Voices of Community	Reaching out, there is no edge. I can see forever, with eyes of light... Read More.	The Practice of Contemplative Living
My Heart Has Unfit Edges Bridget Robinson	Voices of Community	This is dedicated to a very holy ( though she was unaware) seamstress, Ginny, who was one of the most unconditional lovers I know as mom, friend, wife and grandmother. Read More.	Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey
Visiting San Quentin Cherry Haisten	Voices of Community	The purpose of my visit was to introduce some of the “men in blue,” inmates in for the long haul, to the Welcoming Prayer. For ten years, George has been leading a Centering Prayer ministry begun at San Quentin by two Mercy sisters 25 years ago. George felt that the men with an established prayer practice were ready for Welcoming Prayer, an active practice that complements the other 23 hours of the day. Read More.	Welcoming Prayer
Be Still and Know that I am God Kathy Thomson	Voices of Community	“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalms 46:10). It was a verse I had long been familiar with, but what in the world did it mean? ... The concept of being still and simply consenting to God’s presence and action within me was a foreign one. Read More.	Centering Prayer
Eventide Ceci LaDuca	Voices of Community	As I sit on my sofa facing south I hear the crickets, little pinpricks of sound in the night. Read More.	Centering Prayer
Homecoming Stephen M. Feely	Voices of Community	While seeking to clear my seeing, so I could really know love, be love, walk in the world in service to love, Read More.	Centering Prayer
The Welcoming Prayer: Deepening Our Practice of Letting Go and Letting Michael Erwin	Voices of Community	My name is Michael Erwin. I have been doing Centering Prayer on a daily basis for several years during my incarceration at San Quentin State Prison. I have found that Centering Prayer goes beyond all other forms of meditation that I have done in my life. Read More.	Welcoming Prayer, Prison Ministry
Conversations with God on My Spiritual Journey Barbara Sullivan	Voices of Community	God is always speaking, but few times have I documented what He has showed me or told me. This was one of the times... Read More.	Centering Prayer, The Practice of Contemplative Living
I Checked the Timer Mary Purcell	Voices of Community	Some years ago a dear friend gave me a lovely chiming meditation timer encased in a wooden pyramid. You set the timer for the length of time you want to center, press a button, and a tiny red light comes on... Read More.	Centering Prayer
O Ever Emerging Dawn in This My Dark Night ... Bridget Robinson	Voices of Community	O Lighthouse on hill of tears and mist a clearing to the path that leads to the inner cloister of Love in which I hope to abide Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Journey
My daily practice... Barbara Sullivan	Voices of Community	Breath for the spirit, Meditation for the mind, Read More.	Centering Prayer
By Grace We Are Christ Fionnuala Quinn O.P.	Voices of Community	For a few months I have been sitting with this wonderful quotation from Basil Pennington’s book on Centering Prayer. "By grace we are Christ. Our relationship with God is that of Christ to the Father in the Holy Spirit." Read More.	Centering Prayer
Nothingness Sydney S. Orr	Voices of Community	This place living in nothing is like my end, my death, and yet I truly feel it is more like the agony of my personality being a nothingness. Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality
His Silent Valley R.H. Burke	Voices of Community	It is another day in the Lord. I step from my room into the silence of the valley – an almost audible silence that is the language of God. Read More.	Centering Prayer
Holy Stone Robert Brown	Voices of Community	On a visit to Ireland in June 2012, my wife and I visited Dingle, County Kerry. This Holy Stone, one of many on the Emerald Isle, sits in the street in front of a home. Read More.	Centering Prayer
Jacalyn's Psalm Jacalyn Smith	Voices of Community	You gave me unique awareness at a very young age Before I could walk I knew I was different. ~Your Light upon my head Read More.	Centering Prayer, Contemplative Spirituality
Bringing the World Together Betty Voigt	Voices of Community	We were enveloped in the spiritual power of these saints (Kevin, Bridget, Columba, etc.) as we touched the stones and walked on the grounds of long-ago monasteries, churches, sculpted high crosses, and round towers. Read More.	Centering Prayer
It helps me remember ... Barbara Kollenkark	Voices of Community	It can be a challenge to remember all those who have asked for our prayers. I wrote this poem 52 years ago while in the 5th grade, but continue to embrace it as I pray for others. It helps me remember . . . Read More.	Centering Prayer
No words are needed Linda Altritt	Voices of Community	The past two years my family has endured a devastating loss with the passing of my beloved sister. . . One of the members of my prayer group inspired me to write about Centering Prayer. 　 Read More.	Centering Prayer, The Practice of Contemplative Living
When I am Among the Trees Carolyn Goddard	Voices of Community	When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. . . Read More.	Centering Prayer, The Practice of Contemplative Living

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