• Silent Saturday via Zoom: “Entering the Mystery of God”

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    Contemplative Outreach of Columbus is offering a Virtual Silent Saturday via zoom. A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. "Come rest awhile with the Lord." 8:30am-2:30pm Eastern Time Fr Vinny McKiernan will discuss how Centering Prayer helps us align our hearts with

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  • Benedictine Spirituality – via Zoom

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    Listening and Responding to God For over 1500 years, Benedictine spirituality, which finds its basis in the monastic Rule of St. Benedict, has assisted seekers from all walks of life

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  • The Web of Life: Retreat for Contemplative Solidarity

    Loon Lake Retreat Centre, Maple Ridge, BC 14500 Silver Valley Road, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

    With Cynthia Bourgeault, Heather Ruce, and more… Dates: November 20-23, 2023 Location: Zoom or In Person at Lake Loon Retreat Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C. How do contemplatives engage the world when forest fires, floods, and political uproar are happening in our own backyards? How do we stand in contemplative wisdom and be present in depth

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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