Centering Prayer and Startle Reflex
Q: I experience an exaggerated startle reflex during Centering Prayer. The physical jolt in response to any sound, including the concluding bell, is distracting and distressing. I realize that simply […]
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Walking the Contemplative Life
by Diane Ryan member of the Contemplative Outreach Ltd trustee team Breckenridge, Colorado, USA The Buddhist monks have completed their journey from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. They […]
How Does This Happen?
by Sue Kenney California, USA Impossible, you say. Unbelievable, you mutter. Nineteen men of various ages, from various places, speaking various languages. They walk. Simply walk. Step by step. […]
Emotions during Centering Prayer
Q: Fr Keating teaches that during Centering Prayer sessions, one may experience emotions for which there is no explanation and the way to deal with them is to sink […]
About Prison Outreach Service Team (COPOST)
image: Lawrence Hamilton, Rita Weick and Stephen Cardoza We would like to introduce ourselves. We are the Contemplative Outreach Prison Outreach Service Team, or COPOST. We were founded in 2022. […]
How do we “seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God”?
Q: Theravada monks from Thailand are marching for peace from Texas to Washington DC. Where are our own spiritual and faith leaders during this [chaotic] time? Where are the members […]
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Praying in Tongues to Avoid Thoughts in Centering Prayer
Q: To avoid ‘thoughts’ during Centering Prayer, I find it helpful to pray in tongues, but I have never heard this mentioned in this connection. St. Paul says: ‘If […]
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Centering Prayer and the Noting Technique of Mindfulness
Q: I’m a Catholic and I am most interested in developing my relationship with God through contemplation. I have become acquainted with Centering Prayer but I am also practicing […]
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Seeing with the Eye of the Heart: The Practice of Visio Divina
By Ingrid Forsberg St. Paul, Minnesota (reprinted with permission from Ingrid and Contemplative Outreach of Chicago) “Within my darkest times, you kindled an awakening in me” -Taizé Community In […]
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Is Centering Prayer Just for Christians?
Q: I thought Centering Prayer was just for Christians. When reviewing your website, it seems that Buddhist, Sufi and others can use it to get close to God. But isn’t […]
