Events for September 18, 2026
Introduction to Centering Prayer retreat weekend
St. Benedict frequently unites silence and prayer in the work of seeking God. Centering Prayer is one of several prayer practices that flow out of Benedictine Life. Thomas Merton describes Centering Prayer as “a ‘return to the heart,’ finding one’s deepest center, awakening the profound depths of our being in the presence of God.” The
Eight Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive / Post Intensive Retreat offered from Friday, September 11 – Friday, September 18, 2026, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. The Intensive track will follow the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an Intensive Retreat including six
8-day Centering Prayer Intensive and Post-Intensive retreat
South Dakota and Nebraska Contemplative Outreach invite you to an 8-day Centering Prayer Retreat September 13 -20, 2026 Creighton Retreat Center, located 45 minutes from Omaha, NE near Griswold, IA, is a beautiful location, among the trees with comfortable accommodations, delicious meals, trails, and a labyrinth. The retreat will offer two tracks. If this is
Contemplative Attitudes
This is an Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat based on the work of David Frenette in his seminal book, The Path of Centering Prayer, hailed by Fr. Thomas Keating as, ‘The best, most comprehensive and most practical book on Centering Prayer.’ David Frenette is a leader and senior teacher in the Centering prayer movement, a longtime
