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Six Continuing Sessions to the Introduction to Centering Prayer: ZOOM ONLY
Six Continuing Sessions to the Introduction to Centering Prayer: ZOOM ONLY
“Centering Prayer is a practice that sensitizes us to God’s presence that is already there.” - Thomas Keating The inner world is not always familiar to us. Designed for beginners,
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Centering Prayer Half-Day Virtual Retreat
Centering Prayer Half-Day Virtual Retreat
Centering Prayer Half-Day Retreat via Zoom Weds, Sep 29th, 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm Central time – offered by the Church of Conscious Harmony. All are welcome to register to participate in this half-day retreat. There is no cost. Donations are joyfully received. For more info and to register, select the link below.
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From Seeker to Sage: Journey to the Unknowable
This retreat experience provides an opportunity to come together to explore and reflect upon the following: The various paths of life we have traveled. Stages of prayer related to faith development. Our personal spiritual journey; from Awakening, to Seeker, to Servant, to Sage. Realization that we have been led every step of the way by
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Silent Directed Retreat Weekend
Due to the frantic pace of contemporary life, it is essential for our spiritual and physical health to take time to pray. A weekend directed retreat offers you the opportunity to experience the graced rhythm of life in which silence and rest restore your body and God revives your soul. Liturgy, spiritual direction and optional
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Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Contemplative prayer is God's personal and unique gift to each of us. If we open to this gift, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationship to God, others and our world. Centering Prayer is a form of contemplative prayer, a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper intimacy with God
3rd Welcoming Prayer Zoom Retreat
3rd Welcoming Prayer Zoom Retreat
Living Christlike through the busy schedule of life, and all that life surprises us with. (At the bottom of this page a Zoom registration link is provided.) Welcoming Prayer, a
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Mystic Series: Celtic Spirituality – via Zoom
Mystic Series: Celtic Spirituality – via Zoom
"Celtic Spirituality – A Way to God for our Times" Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm ZOOM ONLY In recent years, Celtic spirituality has grown greatly in popularity because of the ways it makes connections between our everyday lives and the world around us, and speaks to the needs of our present
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Contemplative Immersion Retreat
This retreat will focus on Centering Prayer and the integration of consent in our lives. We will explore being attentive to the wholeness of our being and the knowledge and presence resident in our bodies. We will explore the calling to live in a higher mode of consciousness, one of abundance and liberation. This invocation
Harvesting Grace: A Fall Contemplative Retreat
This contemplative retreat invites you to engage with the Sacred in nature and encounter God as the Creating and Sustaining Spirit of all. It will be a time to rest in body and “rest in the grace of the world.” The weekend will offer scheduled sessions including three Centering Prayer sessions, terra divina (sacred earth),
Centering Prayer: Weekend Immersion – Deepening the Contemplative Dimension of Life
This retreat will focus on Centering Prayer and the integration of consent in our lives. There will be communal Centering Prayer sessions each day. We will explore attentiveness to the wholeness of our being and open to the knowledge and presence resident in our bodies. Centering Prayer will open us to a deepening felt sense
Harvesting Grace: A Fall Contemplative Retreat
Harvesting Grace: A Fall Contemplative Retreat
This contemplative retreat invites you to engage with the Sacred in nature, encounter God as the Creating and Sustaining Spirit of all. It will be a time to rest in body and “rest in the grace of the world.” Anchored in Centering Prayer, the weekend will offer scheduled options to participate in terra divina (sacred
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Centering Prayer as an 11th-Step Practice: Zoom OR In-Person
Centering Prayer as an 11th-Step Practice: Zoom OR In-Person
For those in 12-step recovery: Contemplative Outreach of Madison will present Centering Prayer as an 11th-Step Practice Introductory Workshop and a presentation on The Human Condition based on the teaching of Thomas Keating. Offered both by Zoom OR in-person. Centering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice Introductory Workshop by Zoom OR In Person Saturday, October
Rabbi Rami Shapiro – 8 Points of Agreement and First, Stop Playing God – via Zoom
Rabbi Rami Shapiro – 8 Points of Agreement and First, Stop Playing God – via Zoom
Rabbi Rami Shapiro enjoyed a close relationship with Fr. Thomas Keating and was invited to participate, starting in 1984, in the Snowmass Interreligious Dialogue that was published in The Common Heart. What a blessing for all of us that Rami will share the “8 Points of Agreement” that emerged from those amazing conversations! In Addition
Centering Prayer Virtual Retreat
Centering Prayer Virtual Retreat
Centering Prayer 1-Day Virtual Retreat via Zoom Sat, Oct 9th, 9:00am to 3:00 pm Central time – offered by the Church of Conscious Harmony. All are welcome to register to participate in this 1-day retreat. In addition to Centering Prayer periods in the morning and afternoon, there will be unscheduled time in the morning and
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9-Day Advanced Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat
At the time of the retreat, we will adapt to circumstances as needed. We are prepared to offer this retreat either online or residentially at the Mercy Center. In either case, you will have the option to stay at the Mercy Center. Pre-requisite: Prior attendance at an 8-10 day Intensive I Retreat (offered in March)
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The Divine Feminine and the Transformation of Consciousness
HYBRID RETREAT October 15-17, 2021 Starts 10 am Friday and ends 12 pm Sunday $300 Online / $350 on site at Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA In the practice of Centering Prayer we open ourselves to God in the unknown places of ourselves, to the unloading of the unconscious mind, each time we give our
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Introduction to Centering Prayer with Sr. Anna-Camille via Zoom
Introduction to Centering Prayer with Sr. Anna-Camille via Zoom
Sourced from the depths of Christian contemplative tradition, Centering Prayer has emerged as a life-changing practice for those who embrace it. Learn the method or renew your practice of this ancient way of silent prayer. Our 9:00 AM -2:PM format offers a relaxed way to hear the basics, practice, and ask questions. For information and
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Visio/Lectio Divina
Mary Kay Laplante, of Bethany Retreat Center, and Beth Graboski, of Contemplative Outreach, will offer a workshop/retreat combining the ancient practices of Visio Divina and Lectio Divina. Visio Divina (Divine Seeing) is a way of drawing closer to God through meditation on visual objects. It is an intentional way of praying with images. Mary Kay
Centering Prayer Half-Day In-person Retreat
Centering Prayer Half-Day In-person Retreat
Centering Prayer Half-Day In-Person Retreat Wed, Oct 20th, 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm US Central (Dallas) time, offered by The Church of Conscious Harmony. All are welcome to participate in this in-person retreat held at The Church of Conscious Harmony in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall. The retreat will end at 5:30pm. Retreatants are encouraged
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Guard of the Heart via Zoom
Guard of the Heart via Zoom
“One practice to bring the effects of contemplative prayer into daily life is traditionally known as “Guard of the Heart.” This consists of letting go of every emotional disturbance as it arises and before we start thinking about it. This method is more sophisticated than dismantling the emotional programs for happiness because it deals with
The Humanity of Thomas Merton
The Humanity of Thomas Merton
Though Thomas Merton lived as a contemplative monk studying, writing, and praying, he remained vulnerable in his humanity, making him most accessible to us. Seen through the lens of grace, Merton’s teaching can help us learn to reach for God through our imperfections. During our time together, we will focus on developing a relationship with
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Six-Day Centering Prayer Retreat: Intensive & Post-Intensive
The retreat will provide an opportunity to deepen one’s practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. All participants observe silence from the opening to the closing of the retreat. The retreat leaders are Susan Rush and Nick Cole. The retreat will be held at the Claggett Retreat Center in
7-Day Silent Directed Retreat
Receive the healing and transforming grace of seven days with God, savoring the silence and prayer that open your whole being to God’s Word and Presence. Daily liturgy, spiritual direction and optional Centering Prayer periods are included. For more information, click on the link below.
Celebrating The Life of Thomas Keating – via Zoom
Celebrating The Life of Thomas Keating – via Zoom
Join Contemplative Outreach Philippines in an online event to mark the third anniversary of Fr. Thomas' passing. A talk will be given by Fr. Carl Arico (9pm to 10pm Eastern Time on Sunday; 9am to 10am Manila time on Monday morning), followed by a memorial mass (10pm to 11pm Eastern Time on Sunday; 10am to
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The Cloud of Unknowing 5-day Retreat
Join us for a deep contemplative journey into The Cloud of Unknowing. This 14th-century work is the basis for the method and practice of Centering Prayer. During this 5-day retreat, with the writings of The Cloud of Unknowing as our guide, Doug Laplante will lead an exploration into five key elements of the spiritual journey:
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Human Condition – Via Zoom
Human Condition – Via Zoom
This six-week course will begin introducing you to Fr. Keating’s core material of the Spiritual Journey Series and the process of healing our human condition. In these videotaped lectures, he
Divine Therapy Workshop – via Zoom
Divine Therapy Workshop – via Zoom
Divine Therapy is a six-week course that takes a more advanced look at the process of spiritual transformation. Fr. Keating integrates into his teachings St. John of the Cross’s Dark
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Introduction to Centering Prayer as an 11th-Step Practice for those in 12-Step Programs
Introduction to Centering Prayer as an 11th-Step Practice for those in 12-Step Programs
The primary purpose of the 12-Step outreach team of Contemplative Outreach Northwest is to deepen our practice of the 11th step: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” We try
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Fall Triduum Wisdom Retreat – ONLINE
The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: Fall Triduum Wisdom Retreat ONLINE 3 Evenings Sunday October 31st, Monday November 1st and Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 4:30-6:00 pm, USA Pacific Time "In the quiet, brown time of the year, these fall Triduum days are an invitation to do the profound inner work: to face our shadows
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