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.

Silence that Connects the World – Session 6 (via Zoom)
2026-11-14 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Internet – Online
Session 6. Healing Presence in the World
Theme: Integrating contemplative practice with compassionate action in daily life.
“Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being.”
— Thomas Merton
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.

Advent Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-12-03 16:00 - 2026-12-06 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This retreat is designed for those with an established daily practice of Centering Prayer who wish to deepen the transforming love of God in the midst of silence and solitude.
The weekend will include Centering Prayer, conferences with contemplative dialogue, personal time, meals and Sunday liturgy.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).

Advent a time to immerse in Welcoming and Centering Prayer ONLINE
2026-12-05 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
Advent 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 2026( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): First Saturday
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/Centering Prayer
10:00 Break
10:10 Centering Prayer
10:40 Break
10:50 Lectio 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.

Centering Prayer: Lectio Divina and the Four Senses of Scripture
2026-12-08 14:00 - 2026-12-11 13:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
This “Praying Holy Scripture” retreat offers Centering Prayer periods plus presentations based upon Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the deepening levels of faith: the Four Senses of Scripture – literal, allegorical, behavioral/moral, and unitive senses. The presentations teach a contemplative way of listening to and reading Scripture known as the ancient monastic practice of Lectio Divina. During the retreat, one will experience the interplay of the silence of Centering Prayer and Praying Holy Scripture combined with the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life including Holy Eucharist. This contemplative retreat welcomes those comfortable with silence and yearning to learn this ancient way of praying rather than studying Holy Scripture.
Check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday. Vespers begins at 5:00. Supper then follows. Orientation begins at 6:45 pm. The retreat concludes with noon meal on Friday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.).
The suggested donation for the retreat is $445. 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 from Tuesday till Friday.
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 to Love in workshop and retreat settings. She is part of the Service Teams that steward Fr. Thomas’s teaching for serving Intensive Retreats and Lectio Divina. She is a spiritual director in Lone Tree, Colorado and a graduate of The Center for Action and Contemplation Living School.

Extended Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-12-17 15:00 - 2026-12-20 13:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
In this extended weekend retreat, participants will be offered opportunities to practice Centering Prayer, be in sacred silence, enjoy the outdoors, and learn more about Thomas Keating’s teachings.
Please see the link below to register.

Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer - via Zoom
2027-01-23 08:00 - 2027-04-24 17:00 UTC | Columbia Theological Seminary, 701 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, 30031, United States
Further enrich your contemplative living and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplativing Living I (CL I), the focus was on deepening your interior prayer life, leading to the awareness of God’s presence in all that is. The interior life cultivated in CL I brings you to greater humility and vulnerability and lowers your defenses. You might think of it as standing naked before the God of Love.
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 practice 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.
Please see the link below.
