Moving Through Discouragement
Q: I pray Centering Prayer two-three times daily for an hour each. I started two years ago but I didn’t take it seriously until last year. I am currently going through […]
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Confirming Direction
Q: I’ve been reading the books and practicing Centering Prayer on and off for about three years. Going from yoga to meditation, and now being called back to the […]
The Contemplative Dimension of Pilgrimage: “Solutio in eundo” — The solution is in the walking
by Thomas Hall (this article first appeared in the December 2015 issue of Contemplative Outreach News) Burgos slept as I slipped passed the Catedral de Santa Maria and […]
Invited into a Deeper Relationship
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer consistently for the past three years. Over the past few months or so, I have noticed that I have not had so many extraneous […]
Let It All Go and BE
Q: Occasionally, I feel when I am in Centering Prayer that God is setting up a barrier, and that beyond that barrier is fire and that I would be burned if […]
A Movement of Grace: Contemplative Spiritual Companionship Program
“Welcome to this sacred circle, where each of us is invited to access the silent place within us where the Divine Presence awaits us.”[1] With these words, Fr. Thomas […]
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An Example of a Zoom 1/2-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
Fifty-nine gathered the morning of Holy Saturday to experience a ½-Day Centering Prayer retreat via Zoom. The format was simple; the silence profound; the intimacy shared. Here is […]
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Global Support Team for English-speaking Practitioners of Centering Prayer Outside the United States
In August 2018, Pat Johnson asked me to serve as the team leadfor English speaking practitioners of Centering Prayer outside the United States. With that request came another request- to form […]
A Closer Walk with God during Lockdown
Q: I have one – desperate – question. In the current lockdown I am led to believe from the book 40 Days to a Closer Walk with God [by David Muyskens] […]
Lectio Divina and Imposed Sabbath Rest
When I was first asked to write about Lectio Divina in this time of crisis, many thoughts came to mind. Firstly, we are in the liturgical season of Easter […]
