Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-21 16:00 - 2026-06-26 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This 6-day retreat will be an in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community, with an opportunity to spend extended time in deep silence in community to encourage a more intimate union with God. An existing Centering Prayer practice is a prerequisite for attending this retreat.
God is Love – A conversation with Thomas Keating and Carl J. Arico will be used for the retreat.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).

Eight-Day Intensive & Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-21 16:30 - 2026-06-28 13:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
Enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence and community. The Eight-Day Intensive and concurrent Post-Intensive Retreat is designed to strengthen one’s discipline and practice of Centering Prayer. We will be in grand silence.
The Intensive also provides a conceptual framework for the prayer through the viewing of selected DVDs from Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey Series. This retreat is for those with some experience with Centering Prayer. The Post-Intensive is for those who have previously made an Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat. Times of silence and periods of Centering Prayer are increased.
Fee: $1000. All rooms private. Register online at hsrcenter.com by June 7th. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.
For more information contact Sr. Chris Machado at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818)815-4480

(Photo by Aleksandr Ledogorov, Unsplash)

Opening to Your Soul’s Creative Rhythms: A Contemplative Writing Retreat
2026-06-26 16:00 - 2026-06-28 13:00 UTC | Trinity Retreat Center, 79 Lower River Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
Poet and author John O’Donohue was a proponent not only of living according to your soul’s rhythm but also birthing expressions of our sacred essence. In writing our stories, we collect fragments of our lives, ordering them in such a way as to know who we truly are and Whose we are.
This contemplative writing retreat will braid Centering Prayer sessions, writing prompts, communal prayer, talks, personal writing time, and sharing in support of diving deep and bringing to light the silly, heartbreaking, touching truths of our lives. The weekend will remind us that we are never closer to our Creator than when we are creating. So come, bring your stories to life.

Interdependence : Welcoming and Centering Prayer Reflections – ONLINE
2026-07-04 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Interdependence : Welcoming and Centering Prayer Reflections : is the focus for this online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
@ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Reading: Interpendence
9:25 Welcoming Prayer in Response to reading
9:45 Centering Prayer
10:10 Break
10:20 Centering Prayer
10:45 Reading and Reflections
11:25 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

8 Day Silent Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan
2026-07-06 15:00 - 2026-07-13 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Mercy Conference and Retreat Center, 2039 N. Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO, 63131, United States
Come rest in silence with other contemplative companions, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within.
This 8 day retreat offers a more in-depth experience of silent prayer for those who already have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more. It is an opportunity for deeper union with God through a communal sharing of silence and stillness. For those making their first weeklong silent retreat, the Intensive, we will be using the video series by Thomas Keating, The Spiritual Journey. The simultaneous Post Intensive track includes additional time in silent prayer instead of video presentations for those who have previously made an Eight Day Intensive Retreat.
This retreat offers a double track simultaneously: Intensive I and Post Intensive. If this is your first Centering Prayer retreat of this length the Spiritual Journey Videos are shown in Intensive I. They lay a necessary foundation for the practice for life and especially intensive retreats.
Intensive I: There will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily and 2 sessions of watching video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey series with optional discussion.
Post-Intensive: There will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods plus two additional 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily.
Lectio Divina and a optional contemplative Eucharist will be offered daily for everyone, as well as optional soul-friending with staff.
The retreat will be facilitated by Contemplative Outreach staff: Father Bill Sheehan, OMI, Marty Badgett, Mary Beth Rhiner, Jim McElroy, Kristina Frank and Susie Brent.
To Support Your Retreat Experience: A daily practice of Centering Prayer for 6 months or longer is recommended.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-07-10 16:00 - 2026-07-12 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Join Sr. Ruth Ann for our new Centering Prayer Series, offered every other month. This ongoing retreat invites you to broaden and deepen your Centering Prayer practice in a warm and welcoming environment. Come once or come to them all—each session stands on its own while also supporting a growing contemplative rhythm.
Together, we’ll explore the foundations of Centering Prayer, a gentle yet profound method of silent prayer that opens the heart and mind to the presence of God.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down to the desired event).

Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
2026-07-18 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-08-15 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI, 96826, United States
Morning of Prayer
Third Saturdays In Person
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10)
Central Union Church • Women’s Building
1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Let us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While Centering Prayer is the basis of our teaching, all meditation paths are welcome. Books on the Spiritual Journey are available for purchase and loan.
No registration required, donations welcome.
Schedule
9:00 Welcome, sign-in, refreshments, book browsing
9:20 Gather in the circle for Introductions
9:30 Two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer
or An Introduction/review to The Method of Centering Prayer
10:40 Silent break
11:00 One 30-minutes period of Centering Prayer
11:30 Depart in silence or stay and chat a bit
CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF HAWAI’I
(628) 400-2644 | cohawaii@gmail.com | www.cohawaii.org
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

Silence that Connects the World – Session 4 (via Zoom)
2026-07-18 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Internet – Online
Session 4. Living the Contemplative Path
Theme: Centering Prayer is not just a practice; it shapes how we live.
“If we are absolutely grounded in the absolute love of God that protects us from nothing even as it sustains us in all things, then we can face all things with courage and tenderness.”
— James Finley
Step into Stillness
Pause from the noise of daily life and reconnect with the divine presence within. Join us for an online gathering of Centering Prayer practitioners—a simple yet profound space for silence, reflection, and shared practice within a global community. Together, we’ll explore stillness, presence, and the richness of the practice in community.
What to Expect
Shared silence and practice
Brief teaching and reflection
Small-group sharing
Encouragement in the contemplative path
2-3:30 pm UTC +1 (8am Eastern Time)
Please see the link below to obtain the Zoom link.
This is the fourth of six sessions:
4. Living the Contemplative Path – 18 Jul 2026
5. Embracing Vulnerability – 5 Sep 2026
6. Healing Presence in the World – 14 Nov 2026

Seeking the God Within
2026-07-19 16:30 - 2026-07-26 13:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
A Centering Prayer 8-day retreat with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
(Arrival 3:00-4:00 pm)
Two of the basic teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating are his human development theory that he describes as The Four Consents, and the Prayer in Secret. During our time together, Fr. Sheehan will explore these teachings as a way of going deeper and discovering in the words of St. Augustine that the God we seek is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Resources referenced: Thomas Keating: Invitation to Love, and Manifesting God.
We will be in silence for meals, breaks and prayer time. Periods of Centering Prayer will be included in our time together. There will be discussion following each of Fr. Sheehan’s presentations. Spiritual companioning, and body work will also be available.
Register online at hsrcenter.com by June 28. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.
For more information contact Sr. Chris at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818) 815-4480

Visio Divina: Online CenteringPrayer Half-Day Retreat
2026-08-01 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
Online Half-Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month)
August 5th @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
Lead by Pulelehua, Margie and Liedeke from Hawaiʻi
FREE
First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever and; whenever you are! Schedule is in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering Prayer Embodied in Nature
9:45 Welcoming Prayer in Nature
10:10 Reflections
10:20 Break
10:30 Visio Divina – Centering Prayer with Nature
11:00 reflections
11:30 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dates 2025( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): Feb. 1 March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7 July 5, August 2, September 6, October4, November 1, December 6
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-02 16:00 - 2026-08-09 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This 8-day retreat will be an in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community, with an opportunity to spend extended time in deep silence in community to encourage a more intimate union with God. An existing Centering Prayer practice is a prerequisite for attending this retreat.
Please click on the link below for more information and to register (scroll down to the desired event).

Introduction to Contemplative Spirituality: Centering Prayer as a Doorway - via Zoom
2026-08-05 08:00 - 2026-08-26 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Are you seeking a deeper connection with your true self and God? Explore how contemplative spirituality can transform your life by living each moment as a prayer. This immersive course invites you to engage with a community of fellow seekers and discover the transformative power of Centering Prayer.
Please see the link below.

The Quiet Path of Transformation - a Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-13 11:00 - 2026-08-16 12:00 UTC | Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri, 37174 State Highway VV, Conception, MO, 64433, United States
This 4-day retreat will be held at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri. Susan Komis will be our retreat director. Susan is a long time Centering Prayer practitioner, presenter, leader.
Retreat details are in process. Save the date! More to come.

Five Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-26 15:00 - 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Join us for five days of Centering Prayer practice, experiencing the fellowship of sacred silence.
This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.
The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.
Please see the link below to register.

God in the Equinox Welcoming Prayer – ONLINE
2026-09-05 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
God in Nature is the focus for this online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
@ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Welcoming and Centering Prayer a Balance
9:55 Break
10:05 Centering Prayer
10:25 Break
10:35 Welcoming Prayer Embodied and Balance and Reflections
11:15 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

Silence that Connects the World – Session 5 (via Zoom)
2026-09-05 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Internet – Online
Session 5. Embracing Vulnerability
Theme: Exploring how vulnerability opens us to deeper transformation and connection.
“Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise.”
— Richard Rohr
Step into Stillness
Pause from the noise of daily life and reconnect with the divine presence within. Join us for an online gathering of Centering Prayer practitioners—a simple yet profound space for silence, reflection, and shared practice within a global community. Together, we’ll explore stillness, presence, and the richness of the practice in community.
What to Expect
Shared silence and practice
Brief teaching and reflection
Small-group sharing
Encouragement in the contemplative path
2-3:30pm UTC +1 (8am Eastern Time)
Please see the link below to obtain the Zoom link.
This is the fifth of six sessions:
5. Embracing Vulnerability – 5 Sep 2026
6. Healing Presence in the World – 14 Nov 2026

9-Day Centering Prayer Retreat: Intensives I, II, and Post
2026-09-09 16:30 - 2026-09-17 11:00 (America/Halifax) | Jesuit Retreat Center, 5629 State Rd, Parma, 44134, United States
SEPTEMBER 9-17, 2026
This retreat offers an in-depth experience of silent prayer for those who already have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more. It is an opportunity for deeper union with God through communal sharing of silence and stillness.
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II, and Post Intensive.
• Intensive I and II: Daily there will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods of centering prayer including an intervening meditative walk before breakfast, lunch and dinner. You will also view videos twice daily from The Spiritual Journey series of talks by Fr. Thomas Keating. If this is your first centering prayer retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I.
• The Post-Intensive track is normally for those who have previously participated in two or more Intensive Retreats. The Post-Intensive participants will have additional optional sessions of Centering Prayer and no group education time.
Fr. Bill Sheehan will offer a contemplative Eucharist. Optional soul-friending with staff is available. The retreat will be facilitated by Contemplative Outreach staff.
Nonrefundable deposit for all registrations is $100. Questions or to register: email rbrtgorman@protonmail.com.
Or register by mail with a check payable to Contemplative Outreach of Columbus:
Contemplative Outreach of Columbus
1101 N Grove Ave,
Oak Park, IL 60302
SCHEDULE:
• Arrival: Wednesday, Sept 9, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
• Opening session: 4:30 pm, dinner at 5:30 pm
• Retreat ends: Thursday Sept 17th 11 am (noon lunch optional).
TRAVELING TO JESUIT RETREAT CENTER PARMA, OHIO: The Cleveland Hopkin International Airport is 15 minutes from the Jesuit Retreat Center which is located at 5629 State Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44134.
RETREAT PRICES MEALS INCLUDED:
Single Room Private Bath $1500
Double Room Private Bath $1100
Single Room Communal Bath by gender $950
Double Room Communal Bath by gender $800
(a $100 non-refundable deposit will be required when you register)

Eight Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
2026-09-11 14:00 - 2026-09-18 09:00 UTC | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive / Post Intensive Retreat offered from Friday, September 11 – Friday, September 18, 2026, 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 periods daily plus viewing and faith sharing on Thomas Keating’s Human Condition teachings. The Post Intensive track provides an additional 30 minutes of Centering Prayer with time for daily solitude.
Retreat leaders: Leslee Anne Terpay and Br. Bernard Delcourt are available for soul-friending. During the retreat, one will experience integrating as one wishes contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life including daily Holy Eucharist. An established practice of Centering Prayer for at least 6-months is highly recommended.
Monday check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Supper is at 5:40 pm. Orientation begins at 6:45 pm. The retreat concludes with breakfast on the last day with optional attendance at Holy Eucharist.
Cost for the retreat is $1135. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways. To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at +1-845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org. The guesthouse office is open Tuesdays to Friday.
If you have questions about the retreat content or which track is best for you, 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.
Br. Bernard Delcourt is the Director of Associates of the monastery. Br. Bernard is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter. He has been a monk since 2004. Before becoming a monk, he was an investment banker and then a life and business skills coach. He is also a spiritual director and regularly visits seminarians in New Haven to offer them spiritual direction.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-09-11 16:00 - 2026-09-13 11:00, 2026-11-13 16:00 - 2026-11-15 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Join Sr. Ruth Ann for our new Centering Prayer Series, offered every other month. This ongoing retreat invites you to broaden and deepen your Centering Prayer practice in a warm and welcoming environment. Come once or come to them all—each session stands on its own while also supporting a growing contemplative rhythm.
Together, we’ll explore the foundations of Centering Prayer, a gentle yet profound method of silent prayer that opens the heart and mind to the presence of God.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).

Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life - via Zoom
2026-09-19 08:00 - 2026-10-07 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
This four-month long online course is experiential, guiding participants to deepen their experience of the abiding presence of God by cultivating their contemplative capacities. Participants will learn and integrate contemplative spiritual practices into daily life within a community of seekers through monthly meetings, a weekly online prayer chapel, personal practices, and monthly Holy Listening Circles (group spiritual direction).
Contemplative practices are the doorway into the gift of contemplative prayer, where the journey that begins in the silence of our hearts leads us into the heart of God. As we cultivate contemplative practices in ordinary daily life, we begin to experience oneness with God and all creation.
Please see the link below.

Presenter Formation Retreat
2026-09-22 16:00 - 2026-09-26 12:00 (Asia/Karachi) | Sophia Center, Atchinson KS, 751 S 8th St, Atchison,KS, KS, United States
The Presenter Formation Team of Contemplative Outreach.org provides this retreat to offer participants the opportunity to become commissioned Presenters of the Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop.
Working with a notebook of materials, each participant will have ample opportunity to learn the content of the Introductory Workshop and to practice presenting the content to others, with supportive feedback and guidance.
All participants must complete an application prior to registration for this event. To receive an application please contact Rob Carr at robcarr924@gmail.com
Those approved applications will receive a link to the Sophia Retreat Center for registration.
Registration is $400.00, which includes lodging, all meals and materials.

Changing with the Fall Colors Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
2026-10-03 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
May 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divna (Nature) Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome others if you are called to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering prayer in nature
9:45 Welcoming prayer on the earth
10:00 Centering prayer in nature
10:20 Break
10:30 Terra Divina connecting to nature thru images and video of nature
10:45 Reflections
11:00 Body Prayer with Lectio Divina
11:15-11:30 Closing Prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

9-day Intensive I, Advanced Intensive and Post Intensive Retreat
2026-10-07 - 2026-10-15 | Mercy Center Auburn, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, 95603, United States
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Advanced Intensive, and Post Intensive. If this is your first Centering Prayer retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I. We will be using two prayer rooms with two sets of staff, one for the Intensive retreats and one for the Post Intensive retreat.
See the flyer for more details.
All rooms are single with a sink in the room, shared bathrooms. Two hermitages with private bathroom are available for an additional charge.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Contemplative Retreat: Five- or Eight-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-10-26 08:00 - 2026-10-30 17:00 UTC | Sacred Heart Monastery, Missiezusters Klooster, 20, Steyl, Venlo, 5935 BX, Netherlands
Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent meditation rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. This retreat is an opportunity to deepen one’s contemplative journey in the contemporary world. The retreat offers two tracks: a five-day track, recommended for individuals with an established and regular practice of Centering Prayer, and an eight-day track, intended for those who have maintained a regular practice of Centering Prayer and previously participated in an intensive retreat. The intensive and post-intensive tracks are available for the five-day; only the post-intensive track for the eight-day. The Intensive Retreat includes the human condition teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating.
The retreat has two options:
Five-Day: October 26-30, 2026
Eight-Day: October 26 – November 2, 2026
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Five-Day Intensive/Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-10-28 11:00 - 2026-11-01 13:00 UTC | Benedictine Hospitality Center, 802 E. 10th St, Ferdinand, IN, 47532, United States
In Contemplative Outreach (CO) Centering Prayer retreats, practitioners are given an opportunity to deepen their practice and relationship with God by joining with others in community for the experience of immersion in contemplative prayer apart from ordinary life. Retreats are a way to take one’s relationship with God and one’s practice deeper. They offer time and space away from the busyness and demands of daily life, and allow the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within.
This retreat will offer two tracks — Intensive and Post-Intensive. The retreat will be held at the Benedictine Hospitality Center in Ferdinand, Indiana.
The Benedictine Hospitality Center is operated by the Sisters of St. Benedict, one of the largest Benedictine communities of women in the United States. Monastery Immaculate Conception was founded in 1867 by four young Benedictine sisters who came to Ferdinand to teach the children of area settlers.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

4-Day Contemplative Retreat
2026-10-28 17:00 - 2026-11-01 14:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Sacred Heart Monastery, Missiezusters Klooster, 20, Steyl, Venlo, 5935 BX, Netherlands
“In the stillness of Centering Prayer, we learn to rest in God, not as an idea, but as a living presence that transforms us from within.”
– Cynthia Bourgeault
Sharing silent prayer in the context of a retreat offers a profound experience of soul-to-soul connection — with fellow practitioners and with all living beings.
This 4-day retreat is designed to nourish the soul’s deep longing for intimacy with God, inviting participants into a transformative journey through contemplation and the sacred practice of silence.
Held entirely in silence, the retreat includes:
Two daily input sessions to deepen understanding of the Centering Prayer method and reflect on the contemplative path;
Multiple periods of Centering Prayer each day;
Opportunities for soul sharing with the guide (if desired);
Personal time for reflection and journaling.
It is recommended that participants have attended either a weekend Centering Prayer retreat or a one-day introductory workshop and maintain some level of ongoing practice.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer Silent Retreat Weekend - Save the Date
2026-11-05 - 2026-11-08 | Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45233, United States
Join the Contemplative Outreach of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Chapter for a four day Centering Prayer, silent retreat. The retreat is being held at the scenic Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Motherhouse, which is located in Mt. St. Joseph, OH, 45051. More information will be coming soon!

All Saints-All Souls Visio Divina & Centering Prayer ONLINE
2026-11-07 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
All Saints-All Souls Visio Divina is the focus for this online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
@ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
Dates 2025 ( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): Jan 4, Feb. 1 March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7 July 5, August 2, September 6, October4, November 1, December 6
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering Prayer
9:45 Break
9:50 Centering Prayer
10:20 Break
10:30 Visio Divina and Reflections
11:15 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.
