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SUMMARY:Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:I will give you a new heart\, and a new spirit I will put within you.\n– Ezekiel 36:26 \n“Contemplative life begins when we take the first step into the silence of our heart. It’s a pilgrimage—a journey that takes us first to the inner reaches of who we really are\, and from there\, into the life we were meant to live.”\n– Julie Saad\, Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path Into the Heart of God \nThis four-month long online course is experiential\, guiding participants to deepen their experience of the abiding presence of God by cultivating their contemplative capacities. Participants will learn and integrate contemplative spiritual practices into daily life within a community of seekers through monthly meetings\, a weekly online prayer chapel\, personal practices\, and monthly Holy Listening Circles (group spiritual direction). Contemplative practices are the doorway into the gift of contemplative prayer where the journey that begins in the silence of our hearts leads us into the heart of God. As we cultivate contemplative practices in ordinary daily life\, we begin to experience oneness with God and all creation. \nThe design of Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life: \nLearning\, cultivating and integrating into daily life the contemplative practices of \n\nCentering Prayer – a silent Christian contemplative (meditation) practice.\nLogging – a form of expressive writing designed to help you understand and deal with thoughts\, memories\, worries\, commentaries\, and afflictive emotions and the resulting behaviors.\nSpiritual Reading – using a spiritual book\, reading for formation rather than information\, listening for how God is speaking to you in the passage.\nThe Active Prayer – a prayer phrase or sentence that you create or take from Scripture or another meaningful reading and repeat throughout your day.\nLectio Divina – praying with Scripture\, allowing the meaning of the text and the experience of God to grow deeper.\nThe Welcoming Prayer – welcoming God into whatever you are experiencing in daily life—thoughts\, emotions\, body sensation\, or commentaries.\nResting in God and Sabbath-keeping – resting is the state of interior silence that you experience in daily life through contemplative prayer. Sabbath-keeping awakens you to this inner state.\nHoly Listening – Cultivating receptivity to attune to your inner wisdom\, to God\, and to the movement of the Divine in others.\n\nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-living-i-contemplative-practices-in-daily-life-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Rest in The Silence – Six Day Silent Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Outreach of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (COGCNKY) presents our annual Fall Retreat.  This year we are focusing on deepening and resting in The Divine Silence Within. This will be an in-depth experience of Centering Prayer and Grand Silence \, for those who already have an established practice. \nThree weeks before our national election is a perfect time to take a break\, get off topic\, go within and Rest in The Silence.  Let’s allow ourselves to decompress\, tune out the noisy clutter\, take some time with Nature and reconnect with our True Selves.  See you there. \nRetreat location:\nSisters of Charity Motherhouse\nMt. St. Joseph\, OH 45051 \nPlease see the link below\, or email cogcnky@gmail.com for additional retreat and registration information.\nPrintable flyer is available at: https://co-gcnky.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/oct_2024_retreat_flyer.pdf
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/six-day-silent-retreat-fall-into-silence/
LOCATION:Sisters of Charity Motherhouse\, 5900 Delhi Road\, Cincinnati\, OH\, 45233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky":MAILTO:cogcnky@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Welcoming Prayer 2-Day Commuter Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Welcoming Prayer is an incarnational method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the physical and emotional reactions arising in daily life. This “consent-on-the-go” embodied practice deepens our relationship with God as we move through the ordinary activities of our day\, helping us to stay in the presence of God and the present moment. This workshop/retreat will cover the human condition and the basics of the practice. There will be guided practice sessions as well as time in Centering Prayer.  \nThe cost of the retreat is $25. For more details and to register\, please use the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/vestibules-to-the-practice-of-centering-prayer/
LOCATION:Church of Conscious Harmony\, 7406 Newhall Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Office Mgr - CCH":MAILTO:officemgr@consciousharmony.org
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SUMMARY:A Three-Day Centering Prayer Retreat: The Hospitality of Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on the idea of hospitality we will consider the twin aspects of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer as ways we may welcome God\, self\, and others more deeply into our lives. As we release thinking and afflictive thoughts\, we create space within to be more welcoming. Using the Mary and Martha story (Luke 10:38-41) we will consider how Mary’s desire to sit at the feet of Jesus links to Centering Prayer and how Martha’s approach to inviting Jesus into her home and preparing a meal links to the Welcoming Prayer. \nThere will be time for silence\, lectio divina\, videos with short discussion\, opportunities to add thoughts and found objects to a community art table\, and contemplative and Taize music. Participants may also be actively involved in creating the retreat by volunteering for readings and/or assisting in preparing simple meals. \nREGISTRATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT https://coindianapolis.org/
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/a-three-day-centering-prayer-retreat-the-hospitality-of-welcome/
LOCATION:St. Vincent Seton Cove Spirituality Center\, 2025 Dugan Drive\, Indianapolis\, 46260\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Indianapolis":MAILTO:mary.riner@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241013T140000
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SUMMARY:Silence and Contemplation: A Path to Inner Freedom
DESCRIPTION:11.10.2024\, 17:00 Uhr – 13.10.2024\, 14:00 Uhr \nWeekend retreat with the method of Centering Prayer (IN SILENCE) \n“It is as if in creating us God asked a question\, and in awakening us to contemplation God answered the question\, so that the contemplative is at the same time\, question and answer.”\n-Thomas Merton \nIn a world filled with noise and uncertainty\, one’s soul thirsts for silence as a path to inner peace and freedom. Silence and contemplation belong together. More than technique\, contemplation is a way of being\, which is born out of the soul’s desire for the infinite. This weekend will be in silence and will include moments of input on Centering Prayer\, sharing\, and guided silent prayer together. Even if you are not a beginner\, you are most welcome to make this experience of silence. \nPlease register by September 27th\, 2024. Please see the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/silence-and-contemplation-a-path-to-inner-freedom/
LOCATION:Sacred Heart Monastery\, Missiezusters Klooster\, 20\, Steyl\, Venlo\, 5935 BX\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sr. Maria Jose Rebelo%2C SSpS":MAILTO:silence.contemplation.steyl@ssps.de
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SUMMARY:Core Values of Sts. Francis and Clare: An 8-Day Dual-Track Silent Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 11\, 5:00 pm – Friday\, October 18\, 1:00 pm\nShalom Spirituality Center\nFacilitators: Jeannine Kosman\, Kathy Reardon\, Kathleen Schiltz\, and Mary Jo Pfeifer Wulf \nThis silent Centering Prayer (Intensive/Post Intensive) retreat provides an opportunity to deepen your established Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community\, away from the busyness of daily life\, with a focus on Franciscan values. It will allow your mind\, body\, and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action. Before attending the retreat\, you should have an established daily practice of Centering Prayer for at least six months. For those new to an 8-day retreat\, there will be videos from the Thomas Keating “Spiritual Journey” video series. Except for opening and closing times\, silence will be observed throughout the retreat\, including at meals. All the readings used during the retreat will be from St. Francis\, St. Clare\, and other Franciscan sources. \nNo commuters. \nOvernight Cost: $900; register on or before July 1\, 2024\, and receive a 5% discount on the full price.** A $75 non-refundable deposit is required. \nDATE AND TIME DETAILS:\nFriday\, October 11-Friday\, October 18\nArrive between 3:00-4:30 pm.\nSupper is served at 5:00 pm.\nThe final session will conclude with a communal lunch at noon on Friday\, October 18. Depart at 1:00 pm\, following the meal. \nPlease register online using the link below\, or at shalomretreats.org or by calling +1-563.582.3592 by Friday\, September 20. \nJeannine Kosman has been a practitioner of Centering Prayer for over twenty years and a Dubuque Franciscan Associate since 2018. Before retirement\, she served as a training professional and executive coach. She completed the PrairieFire Spiritual Director training program in 2015. Jeannine now serves as a spiritual director and retreat facilitator. She resides in Bondurant\, IA. \nKathy Reardon retired in 2020 from the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center\, where she worked as a spiritual director\, holistic nurse\, and Healing Touch Practitioner for twenty years. Kathy participated in creating and implementing PrairieFire\, a two-year spiritual formation program with an optional practicum year for training as a spiritual director. She received a certificate in spiritual direction in 1999 and has been commissioned to teach the Christian practice of silence\, known as Centering Prayer\, since 2004. Kathy continues to provide spiritual direction and supervise persons training to become spiritual directors. She became a Dubuque Franciscan Associate in 2023. She resides in Des Moines\, IA. \nKathleen Schiltz has been a practitioner of Centering Prayer since 2009 and a Dubuque Franciscan Associate since 1991. She was a teacher\, director of religious education\, and a school counselor. After she retired\, she completed the PrairieFire spiritual direction training program in 2017. Besides hosting day-long or weekend retreats\, she also loves participating in them. She resides in Des Moines\, IA. \nMary Jo Pfeifer Wulf retired from her career in Mental Health Counseling with Catholic Charities in 2018. Mary Jo has been practicing Centering Prayer since 2007. She is a spiritual director and retreat facilitator. She has been a Franciscan Associate with the Dubuque Franciscans since 2014. She completed the PrairieFire spiritual director training program in 2015. Mary Jo loves to host Center Prayer Silent Saturdays\, Silent Weekends\, and now an 8-day retreat through Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa. She resides in Ames\, IA.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/core-values-of-sts-francis-and-clare-an-8-day-dual-track-silent-retreat/
LOCATION:Shalom Spirituality Center\, 1001 Davis Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Abide in Me: Christian Mysticism and the Divine Indwelling - in person and online
DESCRIPTION:Human experience is a search for God\, and for ourselves. Searching for God\, we must look within ourselves. Searching for ourselves\, we must look to God. This reciprocal dynamic is the heart of the Christian mystical tradition. Join us to explore the mystical indwelling of God. See how Christian apophatic theology serves in this searching. Meister Eckhart\, Dionysius the Areopogite\, Centering Prayer\, and contemporary theologians will be our guides. Christ bids us: “Abide in me\, as I abide in you.” Can we abide in Christ’s call? \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance. \nThis program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/abide-in-me-christian-mysticism-and-the-divine-indwelling-in-person-and-online/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:A Journey into Contemplation
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Suzanne Farnham\, founder of Listening Hearts Ministries \nNationally known retreat leader and author Suzanne Farnham will share her own experience of contemplation. By reflecting on her years-long path to contemplative practice\, she hopes to awaken reflections in others of how God is at work in their lives. Suzanne emphasizes that she speaks not as a scholar but as a person who has strong spiritual yearnings. In other words\, she is one of us. \nSession 1: “The Jesus Prayer and Sacred Words” \nSession 2: “From Jung’s Understanding of Consciousness to Cosmic Spirituality” \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/a-journey-into-contemplation/
LOCATION:Church of the Redeemer\, 5603 N. Charles St.\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21210
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington %EF%BB%BF(COMW)":MAILTO:info@ContemplativeOutreachofMarylandandWashington.org
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SUMMARY:Facilitator Workshop - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:This session will provide enrichment for Centering Prayer group facilitators and those who are interested in becoming facilitators. \nNoon-2:30pm Eastern Time (-5 UTC). \nThis event will be recorded for those who cannot attend live. \nPlease register by filling out the form below.  A Zoom link will be given upon registration\, and then sent again a few days prior to the event.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/facilitator-workshop-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
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