Retreat
Events
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Good Friday-Holy Saturday Silent Vigil
Internet - OnlineYou 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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Contemplative Outreach of Northern Nevada Silent Retreat 2025
Zephry Point Presbyterian Conference Center 660 US-50 Box 289, NV, United StatesA 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
Prince of Peace Abbey 650 Benet Hill Rd., CA, United StatesThis 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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6-Day Intensive and Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesThis 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
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Seven-Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
Holy Cross Monastery - New York 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, United StatesThe seven-day Centering Prayer dual-track intensive/post intensive retreat offered from Monday, May 13 to Sunday, May 19, 2025, 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 30-minute Centering Prayer
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The Transformative Practice of Humility
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C."When there is no more sense of an "I" (ego), the great I AM takes over our lives." - Fr. Thomas Keating, Reflections on the Unknowable What is humility? And how do we practice it? What role does humility play in Centering Prayer and transformation? With Fr. Thomas Keatings’ Reflections on the Unknowable and Philippians
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6-Day Contemplative Retreat
Sacred Heart Monastery Missiezusters Klooster, 20, Steyl, Venlo, Netherlands“So, I came to the graced realization that I could, in the midst of my life in the world, cultivate a contemplative culture in my heart by renewing my fidelity to a daily quiet time in which I could learn from God how to love and be loved by God.” - James Finley Through the
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Directed Silent Retreat
Bethany Retreat Center 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, United Stateswith the topic Heartfulness Transformation in Christ - with Thomas Keating and Betty Sue Flowers. Spiritual direction or spiritual companionship is a process guided by the Holy Spirit in which two people enter into a unique conversation. The spiritual director or guide is trained to listen in a particular way to hear where God is
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Eight Day Centering Prayer Retreat
St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, United StatesDuring this eight days of sacred silence, guests are invited to participate as either “intensive” (first time attending in a long retreat) or “post-intensive” (experienced in attending long retreats). Guests can participate in daily sits, Holy Eucharist services, Meditation in Motion classes, and BodyWork sessions (acupressure). Fresh nutritious meals and daily snacks are provided throughout
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“God Is All In All” Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan
Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church 26001 Muirlands Blvd, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesJoin us June 7, 2025 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 pm for a quiet time of cultivating interior silence with prayer, reflection and Christian meditation. The day will reflect on Fr. Thomas Keating's book, God Is All In All. Included are conferences by Fr. Bill, Q/A, Centering Prayer and plenty of free time for you to
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Spiritual Radicals: Interspiritual Wisdom from Franciscan and Buddhist Spirituality – in person and online
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesThe parallel teachings of Christ and the Buddha find a home in the spacious minds and inclusive hearts of Franciscan and Buddhist spirituality. During this contemplative day, we’ll explore how Christian saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, and Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, invite you into the interspiritual sense that love and compassion, lifelong
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10-Day Contemplative Listening Retreat (“Post Post”)
Mercy Center Auburn 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, United StatesThis is a retreat for those who have attended multiple Intensive and post-intensive 8-10 day retreats and find themselves desiring yet longer sessions of Centering Prayer in community. We will begin our day at 6:00am with three 30- minute periods of Centering Prayer. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon there will be an additional session of three 30-minute
$1,055
