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  • Centering Prayer as an 11-Step Practice for Persons in 12-Step Recovery Groups

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    In 2001, The 12 Step Outreach program of Contemplative Outreach was established to offer Centering Prayer to people in all 12 Step fellowships as an 11th Step prayer/meditation practice. We help individuals and groups establish contemplative prayer practices through workshops, retreats and formation programs. Many people are already practicing Centering Prayer and find it to

    Free

  • A Tale of Two Thomases: Crossing Troubles Waters with Thomas Keating and Thomas Berry

    Internet - Online

    "It’s all a question of story. We are in trouble just now because we do not have a good story. We are between stories. " ~ Thomas Berry The recent pandemic has shown just how connected and small the 21st century world has become. The fragility of the human species is more evident with each

    $60

  • Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop

    Internet - Online

    Lectio Divina, literally “divine reading,” is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. This introductory retreat, led by the Rev. Tom Ward, will focus on the building blocks of a developing and sustaining a contemplative life in the world. During Lectio Divina, the practitioner listens to the text of the Bible with the “ear of

    $50.00

  • Centering for Wisdom

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    "The Centering for Wisdom™ Assessment (CWA) reveals where you tend to become distracted by attachments to the "false self." In this workshop, you will learn to apply your CWA results to cultivate deeper discernment in daily life. As you let go into non-dual awareness the distinctions between "action" and "contemplation" begin to fade away. You

  • Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop for Advent

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    The method of Lectio Divina, to pray sacred scripture, is introduced. Presenting a Christian tradition of prayer through reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the Word of God, one’s relationship with God is nourished and deepened. Scripture appropriate for the Advent season will be utilized in this workshop. Both individual and group experiences will be

  • Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop

    St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, United States

    Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent mediation where one lets go of thoughts during periods of prayer typically lasting 20 minutes. It is rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. The effect on those who practice it is an ever-increasing awareness of God’s action and presence

  • Contemplation and Loving the Source of Love – via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    Join this free-gift offering and explore Centering Prayer and contemplation as a practice of opening to the loving awareness of God as the Source of Love. What if God is not so much an “object” to love, but rather the Love with which we love all objects. God is the Love with which we love

    Free

  • Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    A weekly, evening meeting program to provide the basics for people seeking a path to contemplative prayer. Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer to receive the gift

    free will offering to Contemplative Outreach Northwest

  • Introduction to Centering Prayer via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    Discover the meaning of Psalm 46: "Be Still and know that I am God." In this workshop we will explore the indwelling presence of God within each of us through the practice of a method of Christian meditation - Centering Prayer. Experienced practitioners, commissioned through Contemplative Outreach Ltd., will lead a discussion about the benefits

    Free

  • Thomas Keatings’ “Guidelines for Christian Life, Growth, and Transformation” Workshop via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    Offered online via Zoom, 1-4pm Central Time. The title of this workshop, “Guidelines for Christian Life, Growth, and Transformation” is also the title of the 12th and final chapter of Thomas Keatings’ classic primer of Centering Prayer,  Open Mind, Open Heart.  In these guidelines, Thomas offers a conceptual spiritual and theological framework for this simple

    $50.00

  • Recovery Welcoming Prayer Workshop: Welcoming Prayer and Emotional Sobriety

    Internet - Online

    This workshop introduces participants to the Welcoming Prayer practice, a method of consenting to the Higher Power's presence in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations of daily life. Welcoming Prayer is a companion practice to Centering Prayer. Those in recovery have found both these practices to be great tools to deepen their

    $25

  • The Welcoming Prayer (Part I & Part II) via Zoom

    Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin Part I: February 13, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time Part II: February 20, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of

    $20.00