• Silent Saturday with Sr. Carol Ann Spencer: The End of All that is not Christ – via Zoom

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    Virtual Silent Saturday with Sr. Carol Ann Spencer The End of All that is not Christ December 9 8:30-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time Contemplative Outreach of Columbus is offering a Silent Saturday. A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. "Come rest awhile with

  • Blue Christmas Service – via Zoom

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    Blessed are those who mourn … - Matthew 5:4 Sometimes Christmas doesn’t feel so ‘Merry and Bright’, and you just don’t have the energy to ‘Deck the Halls’. This may be a difficult season for you and you’d rather skip over the month and go straight to the new year. If this resonates with you,

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  • Coloring Outside the Lines by Returning to Elementary Questioning: ‘How Should I Contemplate?’ – via Zoom

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    Join us, via ZOOM, for a morning with Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher as she guides us in this session with the purpose of deepening and personalizing our own practice, both individually and collectively, with a heart for becoming more self- and others- compassionate. Times noted are in Eastern Daylight Time. See link below to register.

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  • The Deserts Roots of Contemplative Prayer: Emptiness, Silence & Hiddenness of Self – in person and via Zoom

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    Belden C. Lane, Ph.D. has long been fascinated by the relationship between geography and spirituality—asking how the place we live has an effect on our perception of the spiritual life. The desert, for example, is a place of scarcity, silence, and the deep solitude of the heart. It’s what drew the Desert Fathers and Mothers

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  • Cynthia Bourgeault: ​God ‘n Me: Thomas Keating’s Lifelong Love Affair with God – via Zoom

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    In her first teaching from her soon-to-be published book, “Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Christian Mystic,” Cynthia will guide us through Thomas’s evolving concept of God, illuminating Keating’s remarkable spiritual development in the final stages of his spiritual journey. Cynthia will be sharing from her perspective as a disciple of Keating's teachings as

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  • Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Mystic — A Dialogue with Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette (via Zoom)

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    Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Mystic — A Dialogue with Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette Tuesday December 10, 2024 1-2pm Eastern Time (6pm GMT, noon CT, 11am MT, 10am PT) via Zoom Free; $25 suggested donation This event will be recorded Available November 26, 2024, Cynthia Bourgeault’s new book, Thomas Keating:  The Making

  • Laudato Si’ 10th Anniversary Contemplative Vigil – via Zoom

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    The Laudato Si’ Movement, together with the World Community of Christian Contemplation, Contemplative Outreach, the Taizé Community, the Office of the Franciscan Minors for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, and the Assisi Center, invite you to participate in a 10-hour contemplative vigil to honor the role of contemplation in caring for our common

  • 2025 United in Prayer Day

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      March 14-15, 2025 33rd Annual United in Prayer Day A free, globally-hosted 18-hour prayer vigil accessible via Zoom In the global unity of silence as God's first language, we hold vigil for suffering humanity and all creation, and we honor Thomas Keating's birthday (March 7), and the growing presence of Christ among us. Join

  • Centering Prayer Essentials: 3-week course

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    Opening to Interior Silence We'll Explore:​ ​ • Opening to the Divine within and all around us • Silence as the universal language of God • The How-Tos of Centering Prayer practice • Dealing w/ thoughts during meditation • Mystical union with God and why it matters Wednesdays, August 6, 13, & 20 12:00-1:30pm ET

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  • Grease Spot Theology: Living It Out in Everyday Life, with Mary Dwyer (via Zoom)

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    Grease Spot Theology: Living It Out in Everyday Life with Mary Dwyer An entry into the Advent season Thursday December 4 via Zoom 1-2pm ET (6pm GMT, noon CT, 11am MT, 10am PT) free; suggested donation $25 Program description: Our beloved teacher, Thomas Keating, was known to say, “If God were not animating us at