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Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer – via Zoom
Your life is hidden with Christ in God. - Colossians 3:3 Further enrich your contemplative life and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplative Living I (CL I) the focus is on deepening your interior prayer life, leading to the awareness of God’s presence in all that is.
Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction
The certificate offering is a 2-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will begin Phase I in July 2025. Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction features: Contemplative spiritual formation as the foundation A 24-month Focused Program with home-based assignments A Cohort Model in a hybrid
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Retraite silencieuse – Prière de Consentement – 3 et 6 jours
Nous vous proposons un temps de retraite de 6 jours pour vivre profondément votre pratique de la Prière de Consentement. Des possibilités de retraite sur 3 jours sont envisageables. Cette retraite est une retraite silencieuse, rythmée par 3 temps de pratique journalière sous la forme de 3 fois 20’ par temps de prière et, pour
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Weekend Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
Contemplative retreats are one of the most wonderful ways to experience time with God in the present moment. Retreats give you time to spend being aware of God and enjoying his presence. You are invited to gather with us for our spring retreat giving time to be present in the beauty of nature, prayer and
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The Wisdom Way of Christian Spirituality – in person and online
The Wisdom Way of Christian Spirituality – in person and online
Wisdom is at the contemplative headwaters of every major religious tradition, including Christianity. Wisdom takes many shapes and focuses on human transformation more than on a set of beliefs. The Christian Wisdom path is about learning to listen to the Divine within – attending to our interconnectedness with a larger whole. This kind of listening
Our Incarnation Online Time of Centering Prayer (1st Saturday of every month)
Our Incarnation Online Time of Centering Prayer (1st Saturday of every month)
Lent is the focus for this Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month) @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10 FREE First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices,
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6-Day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat w/Fr Bill Sheehan
Centering Prayer Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan Monday, April 7 – Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 Holy Cross Abbey (HCA) www.virginiatrappists.org Berryville, VA • 5 Full Days & 2 half days of silence and solitude in a peaceful rural setting • 3 plus hours per day of group Centering Prayer • Daily morning Centering
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Good Friday-Holy Saturday Silent Vigil
You are invited to participate in an online silent prayer vigil for Good Friday and Holy Saturday, offered and hosted by Extensión Contemplativa Internacional, the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking community of Contemplative Outreach. As the vigil is completely silent and online, language and location do not matter. You may come and leave at any time,
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Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii: 3rd Saturday of every Month
Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii: 3rd Saturday of every Month
Morning of Prayer Third Saturdays In Person 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10) Central Union Church • Women’s Building 1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Let us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While Centering
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Introduction to the Welcoming Prayer – via Zoom
Introduction to the Welcoming Prayer – via Zoom
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and anxious about many things … but one thing is needful.” -Luke 10:42 The Mary and Martha story is an example of the focus we can bring to everyday life activities. As the Welcoming Prayer 40-day practice booklet reminds us: “To assist this process, we need complementary practices. Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop (ONLINE)
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop (ONLINE)
Are you seeking a path to explore or strengthen your inner connection with God at the centre of your being? Centering Prayer is a practice that leads to contemplation by opening oneself to God’s love, healing, and inner goodness; moreover, it nurtures the soul’s desire to grow in kindness and compassion towards all. The online
Centering Prayer Presenter Enrichment Gathering – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Presenter Enrichment Gathering – via Zoom
This Zoom gathering of Centering Prayer Presenters will include prayer/reflection, updates and opportunities for sharing.
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Contemplative Outreach of Northern Nevada Silent Retreat 2025
A 5-day silent retreat hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Northern Nevada at Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe Nevada. The retreat begins Sunday April 27 and ends Friday May 2, 2025. Zephyr Point offers private rooms with individual in suite bathrooms. Meals are provided. The silent retreat includes daily Centering Prayer sits and Lectio Divina practice. There
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5-Day Intensive Prayer Retreat
This five-day Centering Prayer intensive retreat provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of silence and community support. This retreat follows the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an intensive retreat including five 30-minute Centering Prayer periods on most days. An established practice of Centering Prayer for at least six months
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Centering Prayer Presenter Formation Retreat
This retreat, facilitated by the Contemplative Outreach Presenter Formation Service Team, will offer participants an opportunity to be formed as Commissioned Presenters of the Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop. Working with a notebook of materials, each participant will have ample opportunity to learn the content of the Introductory Workshop and to practice presenting the content to
Centering Prayer in the Treatment of Mental Illnesses – via Zoom
Centering Prayer in the Treatment of Mental Illnesses – via Zoom
3-4pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York); 7pm GMT, 2pm Central, Noon Pacific Time Free Dr. Bob Hesse will report the results of neuroscientific studies on improvement in quality of life using Centering Prayer in the treatment of: PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Parkinson’s Disease, and excessive fear of death (NDE). He will discuss using the results of
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Centering Prayer and Visio Divina Flowering ONLINE
Centering Prayer and Visio Divina Flowering ONLINE
Online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month) @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10 FREE First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices
An Ancient Flowing Stream – via Zoom
An Ancient Flowing Stream – via Zoom
This workshop presents how African origins, heritage, culture and music power the Christian contemplative spirit. Combining the wisdom and talents of the Very Reverend Michael Battle, Ph.D. and Julian Davis Reid, M.Div., this creative workshop will use storytelling, music, art, and poetry to bring alive the many contributions to contemplative life that flow from Africa
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6-Day Intensive and Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
This retreat offers two tracks simultaneously: intensive and post-intensive. Everyone attending will share three sets of two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer, daily. The intensive retreat will watch and discuss video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s The Spiritual Journey. Instead of videos, the post-intensive retreat includes an additional hour of Centering Prayer each day. You
