Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Advent Silent Saturday
2024-12-14 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
As we enter the season of Advent, join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The day is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation. The day provides time for communal Centering Prayer, a contemplative walk, and private journaling and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to the practice.
Facilitators: Silent Saturday Centering Prayer Team
A free will offering is gratefully appreciated.
For more information, please email Marilyn Nobori at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com.
Registration online at www.hsrcenter.com is appreciated but not required.
(Arrive by 8:50 a.m.)
(Photo by Waldemar, Unsplash)

A Morning of Peace and Refreshment - via Zoom
2024-12-21 08:45 - 11:45 (America/Denver) | Internet – Online
A morning mini-retreat of Centering Prayer periods, contemplative breaks and lectio divina.
As we enter the holidays, join us for a deepening of interior silence, as we rest together in God’s presence.
Times noted are in Pacific Standard Time.
Please use the Zoom link below.

Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer – via Zoom
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-04-01 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Your life is hidden with Christ in God.
– Colossians 3:3
Further enrich your contemplative life and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplative Living I (CL I) the focus is on deepening your interior prayer life, leading to the awareness of God’s presence in all that is. In Contemplative Living II (CL II) the focus shifts towards increased intentionality in how you are living your daily life. You likely have a better understanding of what blocks you in deepening your relationship with God, others, and even with yourself. You are now more capable of looking at your part in relationships and what gets in the way of being and becoming the person God created you to be. Building on the contemplative practices learned in CL I, in CL II you will assess where you are in your life and how you can make choices aligning with your authentic self.
The design of Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer:
Gaining contemplative attitudes and dispositions through

Contemplative Listening – a practice of active listening in group spiritual direction, raising your awareness of the movements of the Divine within you and others.
Contemplative Discernment – a method of going to God with your questions and desires, allowing the answers to find you
Contemplative Awareness related to Addictions, Attachments and Aversion – using contemplative discernment to surface habit patterns that have become compulsions that you no longer freely choose
The Forgiveness Prayer – a prayer that guides you to follow Jesus’s example to live with hearts open to love
Contemplative Service – a vocation, a calling, or a way of life that’s rooted in living a contemplative life
Commitment to a Contemplative Rule of Life – looking at the rhythm of life you’ve created in this course, what practices have worked for you and that you will continue to commit to in the ordinary activities of your life
Contemplative Living Communities – the support we receive from community enhances our spiritual journey and is helpful to continue in some way at the end of the course

Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Writing Into the New Year: A Contemplative Writing Retreat
2025-01-10 16:00 - 2025-01-12 12:00 UTC | Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT, 06443-0191, United States
Stories give shape to the human experience
and touch us in our innermost places.
They pick us up right where we are and
leave us somewhere else – changed, transformed,
more awake, alive and aware.
– Sara Mackenzie, author
Life provides us with countless stories — of love, loss, grief, and courage; stories of unexpected life changes, family relationships, spiritual journeys, small miracles, and experiences in nature. Writing our stories demands attentiveness, honesty, courage, and a commitment to engage with a creative process that pulls us into the unknown where we are often surprised at what surfaces. It’s a journey of discovery.
This retreat will blend periods of Centering Prayer, personal writing time, talks, and creativity exercises. There will be time to read, walk the grounds, or gaze out at the waters of Long Island Sound. Come to work on a current project, begin stories long thought about, or immerse yourself in silence in order to discover what needs to be voiced. Come to be still and know …
Please see the link below to register.

Eight Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2025-01-10 17:00 - 2025-01-17 11:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Each January, St. Mary’s Sewanee begins the New Year by hosting eight days of sacred silence in a Centering Prayer Retreat. 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 the week. Opportunities to enjoy the labyrinth, the meditation garden, the Turkey Hollow Trail, or a simple walk down St. Mary’s Lane, all while experiencing the gifts of holy silence.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer 5-Day Renewal Retreat
2025-01-10 18:00 - 2025-01-14 11:00 (America/New_York) | Cedarbrake Renewal Center, 5602 Hwy 317, Belton, TX, 76513, United States
Centering Prayer 5-Day Retreat
This in-person 5-day Centering Prayer Retreat is offered by The Church of Conscious Harmony at the beautiful Cedarbrake Renewal Center in Belton, Texas. The schedule will be quite spacious, with extended free time in silence and solitude. Retreat includes vegetarian meals and private room lodging. The retreat begins with check-in between 4 and 5pm and dinner at 6pm Friday and concludes by 11am Tuesday. Space is limited.
To register, select the link below or call the church office at 512-347-9673.

New Year Silent Saturday
2025-01-11 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
Begin the new year by deepening our relationship with God. Join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The day provides time for communal Centering Prayer, a contemplative walk, and private journaling and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to the practice.
Facilitators: Silent Saturday Centering Prayer Team
A free will offering is gratefully appreciated.
For more information, please email Marilyn Nobori at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com.
Registration online at www.hsrcenter.com is appreciated but not required.
(Arrive by 8:45 a.m.)
(Photo by Simon Berger, Unsplash)

A Time of Peace and Refreshment - via Zoom
2025-01-18 08:45 - 11:45 (America/Denver) | Internet – Online
If you need a retreat but can’t get away, join us for this free Centering Prayer online mini-retreat with periods of silent prayer, contemplative breaks and lectio divina.
This event is free, but a donation of any amount to Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. is greatly appreciated if you are able. You may donate here if you wish.
Please see the Zoom link below.
Times listed are Pacific Standard Time.

Retreat in Iceland with Mary Dwyer
2025-01-23 18:00 - 2025-01-26 14:00 UTC
Welcoming Forgiveness
This retreat will be in silence with extended periods of Centering Prayer (Contemplative Prayer). Information and support will be available for those that do not know Centering Prayer.
Mary Dwyer will explore with us the dance between the Welcoming Prayer practice and Forgiveness. Soul friending will be available.
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The purpose of the Welcoming Prayer is to deepen our relationship with God through consenting in the ordinary activities of our day — “consent-on-the-go.”
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of Christian silent prayer which deepens our relationship with God, the Indwelling Presence … a prayer in which we can experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.
Price: 110.000 Icelandic kronas – Room for one / 85.000 Icelandic kronas – Room for two. Food is included.
The retreat will be at Hotel Kríunes in the capital area in Iceland. It´s a long weekend from the afternoon of the 23rd of January until midday of the 26th of January. Sr. Arndís G. Bernhardsdóttir Linn and Bylgja Dís Gunnarsdóttir will lead the retreat. For more information send an email to Bylgja: kyrrdarbaen@gmail.com.

Chatting with the Divine Weekend Retreat
2025-01-24 17:00 - 2025-01-26 11:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Sr. Marie Tasto wrote that practicing lectio divina “is an experience of being shaped by the Word of God and coming into fullness as the word God created us to be.” You are invited to participate in this experience while surrounded by the quiet beauty of St. Mary’s Sewanee. Although this is not strictly an introductory workshop, no prior experience of praying in this contemplative manner is necessary.
Participants will practice lectio divina in both the more structured scholastic format as well as the monastic format. Both formats invite participants to respond to what the Spirit is stirring up in them, thereby making manifest the grace and wonder of listening to Scripture as a community. Learn more about the two formats of lectio divina …
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Laudato Si’ 10th Anniversary Contemplative Vigil - via Zoom
2025-01-25 | Internet – Online
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 home.
Each of the 10 hours will be guided by a quotation from Laudato Si’ and the wisdom of leading contemplative communities, as well as some form of contemplative practice and reflection.

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Begins: 6 am NYC / 11 am London / 12 pm Rome / 2 pm Nairobi / 7pm Manila

Volunteers from the Contemplative Outreach community will speak during the first hour and then host the 10am Eastern time slot (3pm GMT) on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The session is entitled, “The Perils of Pride: Embracing Humility for a Sustainable Future.”
More information can be found here including the Zoom link to join. Participate as much or as little as you like.

Centering Prayer Summit: The Contemplative Heart of Unity: A Retreat into Oneness through Centering Prayer
2025-01-25 - 2025-01-26 | Internet – Online
In a world where division and disconnection often overshadow our shared humanity, the call to unity has never been more urgent.
The 4th Annual Online Centering Prayer Summit on January 25-26 offers a sacred space to move beyond personal peace to embrace a shared, universal connection with the Divine and all of creation. Guided by renowned contemplative teachers, including keynote speaker Cynthia Bourgeault, we’ll explore how contemplative prayer not only deepens our relationship with God but also weaves us closer to one another, illuminating our shared journey.
Through shared silence and wisdom teachings, we’ll uncover the Divine thread that connects us all, revealing the wholeness amidst the fragments.
For more about the presenters and schedule, and to register, go here.

Quiet Day with Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina – in German language - via Zoom
2025-01-25 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Internet – Online
Centering Prayer Berlin lädt ein:
An diesem Tag gönnen wir uns, einmal für ein paar Stunden scheinbar nichts zu machen, wir lassen einfach geschehen. Wir legen die Handys beiseite (falls wir es nicht zum Teilnehmen am Zoom Meeting benötigen), lassen den Alltag hinter uns und verbringen die Zeit weitgehend schweigend miteinander. Wir habe Zeit für stille Meditation (Centering Prayer oder eine andere Form des stillen Gebets), Meditation mit einem Text (Lectio Divina) und vielleicht auch eine Zeit abseits des Computers in der Natur oder der Umgebung, in der wir leben.
Es sind keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich, es erfolgt allerdings keine Einführung in die stille Meditation.
Der gemeinsame Tag beginnt um 9:00 Uhr und endet gegen 12:30 Uhr CET.
Registrierung erforderlich bis 12:00 Uhr einen Tag vor dem Event.
All times in CET

The Body’s Bridge to the Experience of Living in God: Exploring BioSpiritual Focusing in Context of BioSpirituality - in person and online
2025-01-25 08:30 - 16:30 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Two Jesuits, Fr. Edwin McMahon and Fr. Peter Campbell, incorporated the embodied practice of Focusing into the larger context of BioSpirituality. Their work opens us to know ourselves as living within the greater Whole, the Body of Christ. During this day, we’ll experience BioSpiritual Focusing and explore, among other things, the embodied experience of grace and becoming a living expression of love. We’ll learn to reconnect to ourselves, one another, and to God, the Reality in whom we live and move and have our being.
This program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance.
This program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer.
Please see the link below.

Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
2025-01-25 09:00 - 12:30 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
Contemplative Prayer is God’s personal and unique gift to each of us. If we are open to this gift, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationship with God, others, and the world. Centering Prayer is a form of contemplative prayer. It is a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper intimacy with God and others.
The workshop includes four presentations and the practice of Centering Prayer.
Presenters: CP Introductory Workshop Team
Fee: $45
For more information, please contact Marilyn Nobori at 818-815-4480 or centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com.
Register online at www.hsrcenter.com by January 21st with a non-refundable deposit of $10.
(Arrive by 8:50 a.m.)

Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction
2025-01-29 - 2025-05-01 | Columbia Theological Seminary, 701 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, 30031, United States
The certificate offering is a 2-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will begin Phase I in July 2025.
Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction features:

Contemplative spiritual formation as the foundation
A 24-month Focused Program with home-based assignments
A Cohort Model in a hybrid format (online and residential components)
Facilitated by seasoned practitioners
A Supervised Practicum (One-on-One/Peer Group) facilitated by trained supervisors
Use of the Enneagram in Spiritual Direction for Greater Self-awareness and Spiritual Growth

Read more about the program here. It includes emphasis on Centering Prayer (including a five-day retreat), Lectio Divina and the teachings of Thomas Keating.
Applications Due: May 1, 2025
To complete the application, you will need to submit the following.

One current reference, including name, phone number, and email address.
A PDF or Word document of your responses to the short essay questions, found below.
A non-refundable application fee of $75.

For any questions, please email lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu.

Introduction to Centering Prayer
2025-01-31 17:30 - 2025-02-02 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Sr. Ruth Ann Madera will introduce you and guide you tot the inner silence of Centering Prayer. Centering Prayer is a form Christian contemplative prayer, to center awareness on the presence of God.
Please see the link below to register.

Centering Prayer and Three-Centered Knowing: A Silent Centering Prayer Wisdom Retreat
2025-02-07 17:30 - 2025-02-09 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mercy Center Burlingame, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
“Centering Prayer … is the opening of mind and heart, body and emotions–our whole being–to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, and emotions.”
—Thomas Keating, in Open Mind Open Heart
In Centering Prayer we practice letting go to the Divine Indwelling, building up a muscle of release, of consent to the presence and action of the Ultimate Mystery in our lives. Our Centering Prayer deepens further when we engage with our whole being: mind and heart, body and emotions, as Thomas Keating urges us. In this retreat we will explore Centering Prayer as a practice, in a way suitable for those new to it, as well as for those who have been practicing for a long time. Along with this, we will explore three-centered knowing, not just with our heads but with our entire physical, emotional, and intellectual being. In The Wisdom Jesus, when Cynthia Bourgeault talks about tuning into Jesus as a living being here with us now she says, “It’s not knowing something more, like a new fact or piece of esoteric information; it’s knowing deeper, knowing with more and more of your being engaged.”
Join us in person at Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA where we will gather together and practice silence, Centering Prayer, and wisdom practices of chanting and movement that will help to engage our whole being. There will be some group sharing during teaching sessions, but you are welcome to stay silent at those times too. This retreat follows on the material in our Centering Prayer and Wisdom Introductory Practice Series, but that series is not a prerequisite.
“May the next years see the increase of Centering Prayer, and the creative addition of other wisdom aspects that might enhance what we are doing, or at least help us to do what we have learned out of our tradition, with complete commitment.”
—Thomas Keating, in A Life Surrendered to Love
*For more information on the Christian Wisdom Path, see Cynthia Bourgeault’s book: The Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart. If you have not read this book you are encouraged to do so before the retreat, but it is not a prerequisite.
Please see the link below to register.
Leaders
Heather Ruce, M.A. is a Wisdom Spiritual Director who offers Wisdom Practice Circles, Retreats, and Wisdom Schools focused on the expansive Christian Wisdom Tradition. She works within the lineage of Wisdom Teacher Cynthia Bourgeault whom she has been a student of for over a decade. Heather weaves her Masters in Marital & Family Therapy and training in Somatic Experiencing, Organic Intelligence & Spiritual Direction into her teaching and guidance in various Wisdom practices, all in service of waking up and putting on the Mind of Christ. Find out more at heatherruce.com.
Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. is a spiritual director whose offerings include Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices of the Christian Wisdom tradition. These practices encourage us to lean into the Love that is constantly being offered within a relational web of Sacred Unity. As a scientist she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. She is the author of The Cosmic Web: Hope For Our World Through Spirituality and Science, with foreword by Cynthia Bourgeault. You can find out more about her at joyfulfillment.com.
Catherine Regan, Ph.D. is a spiritual director, retired psychologist, and longtime adjunct program staff member at Mercy Center, at this time serving on the Centering Prayer/Wisdom Practices team. She also offers online and in-person retreat days. She is committed to fostering our reclaiming the Wisdom at the heart of the Christian Tradition and the contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world.

Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop - via Zoom
2025-02-08 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Internet – Online
Are you seeking a path to explore or strengthen your inner connection with God at the centre of your being?
Centering Prayer is a practice that leads to contemplation by opening oneself to God’s love, healing, and inner goodness; moreover, it nurtures the soul’s desire to grow in kindness and compassion towards all.
The online workshop offers a glimpse into this practice through short inputs on the method of Centering Prayer, along with times of silent practice together.
You are most welcome, whether you are a beginner or simply desire to refresh your practice.
Presenter: Sr. Maria José Rebelo, SSpS
Please see the link below to register.

The Way of Love: An Interspiritual Convergence
2025-02-13 15:00 - 2025-02-16 13:30 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Each of the Abrahamic traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—has at its core a commitment to step onto the Path of Love. When we delve deep into our diverse spiritual practices, it shows us hints of our true identity and glimpses into Unity consciousness.
This retreat will explore the Way of Love woven through the mystical heart of these three great religions, engaging practices and elements of vision from each tradition. We’ll open to an interspiritual dialogue between traditions grounded at the experience level.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2025-02-13 16:00 - 2025-02-16 13:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Knobs Haven Retreat Center, 515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, KY, 40049, United States
An opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in an atmosphere of silence and solitude within community.
The cost of this retreat has been lowered by $100 per participant due to a grant from the Contemplative Outreach Divine Economy Fund. The fund is dedicated to making Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings in retreats accessible to Centering Prayer practitioners.
Go to the link below and scroll down for link to flyer for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer and the Process of Forgiveness
2025-02-14 17:00 - 2025-02-16 13:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer which deepens our relationship with God, the Indwelling Presence, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. The Process of Forgiveness is a practice that brings before God others whom we need to forgive and those from whom we need to ask forgiveness. The silence of Centering Prayer fosters an atmosphere in which such forgiveness is possible to experience. These practices come through Contemplative Outreach whose founder was Thomas Keating.
Guests can participate in daily Centering Prayer sessions, Holy Eucharist services and a Meditation in Motion class. Fresh nutritious meals and daily snacks are provided throughout the weekend. Opportunities to enjoy the labyrinth, the meditation garden, the Turkey Hollow Trail, or a simple walk down St. Mary’s Lane, all while experiencing the gifts of holy silence.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

5 Day Centering Prayer Hybrid Retreat: In-person and via Zoom
2025-02-14 19:30 - 2025-02-20 13:00 (America/New_York) | Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, 1945 Union Street (Route 7), Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
This Centering Prayer retreat, led by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI, will encourage you to deepen your prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and solitude within a supportive community of prayer. This deeper level of profound spiritual practice will be aided by several periods of Centering Prayer each day and conferences by Fr. Bill on various topics related to the contemplative journey.
Please see the link below to register.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2025-02-18 14:00 - 2025-02-21 13:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
This retreat, offered from Tuesday, February 18 till Friday, February 21, 2025, at Holy Cross Monastery on the Hudson River in New York State, offers opportunities for both those new to the Centering Prayer and those who have an established practice. During the retreat, one will experience integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life. The retreat offers two tracks. For those new to Centering Prayer, the basic essentials of the method and conceptual background of Centering Prayer will be presented. To those who have an established prayer practice, more time will be available to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. This contemplative retreat welcomes both those new to and those comfortable with silence that have a yearning to rediscover this ancient prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation.
Check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Vespers begin at 5:00. Supper then follows. Orientation begins at 6:45. The retreat concludes with lunch on Friday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.).
Cost for the retreat is $470. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways.
If you have questions about the retreat content please contact retreat leader: Leslee Terpay at co-leslee@comcast.net.
Leslee Anne Terpay: As a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, Leslee shares Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the Christian spiritual journey in workshop and retreat settings. She is part of the service team that stewards Fr. Thomas’s teaching for serving Centering Prayer retreats. She is a spiritual director in Lone Tree, Colorado and a graduate of The Center for Action and Contemplation Living School.
To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at 845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit
2025-02-22 08:00 - 2025-02-23 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Hosted by Pastor Tia Norman, friend of Contemplative Outreach and Centering Prayer Facilitator.
On February 22-23, the Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit brings together black spiritual teachers and thought leaders to explore prayer, activism, and community.
In the contemplative community, diversity is essential. This summit addresses a critical question that arises in contemplative communities and Centering Prayer groups: “Where are the facilitators and practitioners of color?”
By providing a platform for Black contemplative speakers and teachers, this first of its kind summit will center Black voices offering the wider contemplative community language and tools that may help in our efforts to include, invite and diversify the conversation on spiritual growth, transformation and practice.
Whether you join live or watch the replays later, this summit is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
Register is open to ALL: https://www.blackcontemplativesummit.com/?via=cythomas
$125 USD

Spirituality of the Earth: Thomas Berry's Wisdom for an Ecological Age - in person and online
2025-02-22 08:30 - 16:30 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Thomas Berry, C.P., arguably the father of “ecological spirituality,” anticipated by decades the contemporary turn toward Earth as the living home of incarnate divinity, exhorting us to awaken to our sacred role within the “New Story” and the “Great Work” in a living community honored and protected as “a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.” Come meet Thomas as the Spiritual Master of the Ecological Age.
This program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance.
This program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer.
Please see the link below.

Contemplative weekend for World Peace (IN SILENCE)
2025-02-28 17:00 - 2025-03-02 14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Sacred Heart Monastery, Missiezusters Klooster, 20, Steyl, Venlo, 5935 BX, Netherlands
“The contemplative life is an imperative necessity, not only for the religious, but for people in all walks of life, for without contemplation, no person is fully alive, fully free, or fully capable of contributing to a peaceful world.”
– Thomas Merton
Contemplative prayer and world peace are deeply connected in many spiritual traditions. Centering Prayer, a Christian contemplative practice, nurtures inner stillness and deepens one’s sense of connection with God, fostering profound inner peace.
This peace inspires individuals to extend kindness, service, and compassion to all, creating communities rooted in understanding and forgiveness and, thus, contributing to greater peace in our world.
The weekend will include short input sessions and intensive Centering Prayer practice as a group.
If you are new to the method of Centering Prayer, you are encouraged to attend the online introductory workshop on the 08th of February as a preparation for this World Peace event.
Please see the link below to register.

What I’ve Learned from Centering Prayer and Buddhism - via Zoom
2025-03-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Join the Rev. Carlyle Gill as she shares an autobiographical account of her learnings from Centering Prayer and Buddhist meditation practice. Carlyle writes, “I will look at my spiritual journey with you as it relates to these two practices, hoping that my experience may touch your own. I will share how I find each discipline helpful and how they differ from one another.
“Importantly, I will raise the question: How can an Episcopal priest with almost fifty years of ordained experience find meaning and benefit from a non-Christian practice? I am looking forward to a lively dialogue with you.”
The Rev. Carlyle Gill has been an Episcopal priest for nearly 50 years and a practitioner of Centering Prayer for 25 years. She has led many Centering Prayer introductory retreats, as well as longer retreats.

Introduction to Centering Prayer
2025-03-01 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28731, United States
During this workshop we invite you to learn and experience the contemplative practice of Centering Prayer. We will explore its historical and theological background as well as ways to sustain and support this practice. All are welcome.
St. James Episcopal Church
766 N Main Street
Hendersonville, NC 28731
Please RSVP to Rev. Wendy Pinzino at wpinzino228@yahoo.com

2025 United in Prayer Day
2025-03-14 - 2025-03-15 | Internet – Online
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 in silence and community at any time, as many times as you are able. Each hour will include at least 20 minutes of Centering Prayer and an offering from the hosting group. Some will prayer several or more consecutive hours to create an in-home retreat.
As we participate in this community prayer, let us remember and hold in our hearts all the members of the worldwide Centering Prayer community who do not have access to Zoom/ internet technology including those who live in remote areas and those who are incarcerated.
No registration necessary. The event begins on Friday March 14 at 9pm Eastern Time (UTC-4). Note: US clocks move forward on March 9. European clocks do not move forward until March 30, so during this vigil there is only a four hour time difference between Eastern (New York) Time and GMT.
Click here to enter the vigil.
(Please do not enter until the vigil begins.)
or you may use meeting ID 811 0469 4536
passcode: [REDACTED]
The current schedule is shown below:

UTC -4/ Eastern Time
Hosting Group
Content planned – all groups will include 20-25 minutes (or more) of Centering Prayer.

9 PM Friday March 14
CO of Philippines
CP and TBD

10 PM Friday March 14
Extensión Contemplativa Internacional
CP and TBD

11 PM Friday March 14
Centering Prayer Sydney
TBD

midnight
Contemplative Outreach of Hawaii
Moving Welcoming Prayer & CP@sunset

1:00 AM
CO of Korea (Seoul)
CP and Lectio

2:00 AM
CO of North San Diego
CP & CP and Video TBD

3:00 AM
German-speaking groups
CP and TBD

4:00 AM
CO South Africa
CP and the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer

5:00 AM
Contemplative Outreach Perth Australia
CP and Lectio

6:00 AM
Contemplative Outreach London
TBD

7:00 AM
Contemplative Outreach Dublin
CP and reflection

8:00 AM
European Francophone groups
CP and Lectio

9:00 AM
Armenian Centering Prayer Groups
CP and Lectio

10:00 AM
CO of Yorkshire and North East (UK)
CP, Body Prayer and TBD

11:00 AM
CO of Minnesota
CP and Visio

12:00 PM
CO of Maryland and Washington
CP and TBD

1:00 PM
Outside the Walls
CP and TBD

2:00 PM
CO Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
CP and TBD
