• The Welcoming Prayer

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

    Welcoming Prayer is a spiritual practice created by three of the founders of Contemplative Outreach; Mary Mrozowski, Fr. Thomas Keating and David Frenette. This simple but effective spiritual practice helps us to remain present and to welcome moments of physical and emotional pain that we confront in our daily lives. Instead of repeating our often-unconscious

  • United in Spirit Interfaith Retreat

    Internet - Online

    Spend an enriching four hours participating in the United in Spirit virtual gathering March 20th. This year, we will continue to offer opportunities for the practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina and we will also join with our brothers and sisters in faith from the other Abrahamic traditions of Judaism and Islam-to learn more

    $10.00
  • David Frenette Event: Contemplation and Opening to Unity Consciousness

    Internet - Online

    Join David Frenette as he presents on the spiritual journey and opening to what Fr. Thomas and other Christian mystics termed Unity Consciousness. This event is hosted by Keith Kristich and the Closer Than Breath contemplative community. When: March 20th, 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern Time Cost: $15 (*no one denied due to lack of funds!) *Event is

    $15.00
  • Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer in a Time of Uncertainty via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    The Centering Prayer group of Saints Simon and Jude Church invites you to join us for a morning of prayer and reflection with Father Bill Sheehan. This beloved teacher will share with us how the fruits of contemplative prayer can enrich our daily lives, especially in this time of uncertainty. This program will be presented

    Free will offering
  • Awakenings on the Spiritual Journey: Insights & Practices for Growth & Healing in our Time

    Internet - Online

    VIRTUAL WEEKEND RETREAT SPONSORED BY CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF ST. LOUIS Susan Komis and Jim McElroy will facilitate this hybrid retreat by sharing their experience and insights of practicing and teaching Centering Prayer, The Welcoming Prayer, and the Human Condition. Susan will offer a reflection on Fr. Thomas’s most fundamental teaching, The Human Condition, and then

    $50
  • Centering Prayer and Divine Therapy

    Internet - Online

    Join Dr. Jana Rentzel as she presents on the psychological dimension of Centering Prayer known as "Divine Therapy," by which we become healed of our lifetime emotional wounds and grow more fully into who God created us to be. ​You may have experienced that in entering the silence of prayer and meditation, old memories and

    $15.00
  • A Workshop on Contemplation and Anti-Racism

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    Presented by Contemplative Outreach Chicago and the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate Anti-Racism Committee Contemplation and racism are opposites. In Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices, we find a path that opens us up to oneness, while racism denies this reality, insisting instead on the “otherness” of those who may be different from

    Free
  • Integrating Nature and Body in Contemplative Practice

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

    This day-long immersion centers around the relationship of the physical world, with the journey of transformation in Christ. Participants will practice disciplines for integrating the body in the journey of contemplative transformation. We will also learn methods of prayer and meditation that support intimacy with God’s presence in the natural world. Presented by: Mark Kutolowski

  • Reflections on the Spiritual Journey: A Conversation via Zoom

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    9am - 11am Central Time Offered online via Zoom The language of the “spiritual journey” is central to Thomas Keatings’ contemplative vision and his writings. And he sees the practice of Centering Prayer as a good way to further that journey. In this workshop we will have an unstructured conversation about the journey and the

    $50.00
  • Half-Day Online Retreat Series: “Invitation from God”

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    Centering Prayer: Revisiting the Fundamentals Half-day retreats to deepen awareness of God’s transforming presence in our lives. "Invitation from God" An interview with Thomas Keating—the third in this COMW retreat series Saturday, April 17, 2021, 9 a.m. Eastern Time to noon (via Zoom) In our third half-day retreat in this series presented by Contemplative Outreach

    $15.
  • Centering Prayer Introductory Series – ONLINE

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    The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: Foundations of Centering Prayer Live Online Saturday April 17, 2021 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM USA Pacific Time Be still and know that I am God “Silence is God's first language,' says the sixteenth century mystic John of the Cross. And silence is the normal context in which

    $20
  • Six-Week Centering Prayer and Divine Therapy

    Internet - Online

    Join this six-week program with Dr. Jana Rentzel as she presents on the psychological dimension of Centering Prayer known as "Divine Therapy," by which we become healed of our lifetime emotional wounds and grow more fully into who God created us to be. ​You may have experienced that in entering the silence of prayer and

    $125