12 Step Spirituality monthly in-person meeting, Minneapolis, MN
2026-02-07 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-07 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 1st Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
12StepSpirituality.org hosts an in-person meeting on the first Saturday of the month, October through May, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The meeting focuses on the 11th Step, using Centering Prayer meditation to open us to the presence and action of our own Higher Power. The meeting starts with Welcoming Prayer, a speaker sharing briefly on various topics, a 20-minute sit of Centering Prayer (teaching Centering Prayer to newcomers as needed), small group breakouts, and large group discussion.
There is also a zoom meeting which occurs every Saturday morning.
In-Person:
1st Saturdays, October through May
9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Central Time
1st Universalist Church
Social Hall
3400 Dupont Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Mailing list and questions: 12StepCP@gmail.com

Silence that Connects the World – Session 1 (via Zoom)
2026-02-07 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Internet – Online
Session 1. Consent to God’s Presence
Theme: The heart of Centering Prayer is consent — letting go and allowing God’s presence and action within.
“Centering prayer is not so much an exercise of attention as intention. Our intention is to be present to God’s presence and actions in our lives.”
— Thomas Keating
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
2:00-3:30pm UTC +1 (8am Eastern Time).
Please see the link below to register and obtain the Zoom link.
This is the first of six sessions:
1. Consent to God’s Presence – 7 Feb 2026
2. The Fruits of Silence – 11 Apr 2026
3. Letting Go of Thoughts – 6 Jun 2026
4. Living the Contemplative Path – 18 Jul 2026
5. Embracing Vulnerability – 5 Sep 2026
6. Healing Presence in the World – 14 Nov 2026

Centering Prayer Intensive & Post-Intensive Retreat
2026-02-09 16:00 - 2026-02-15 13:00 UTC | Knobs Haven Retreat Center, 515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, KY, 40049, United States
An opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of silence and solitude within community.
There are two tracks:

The Intensive – for anyone who hasn’t been on a Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat, includes video presentations by Fr. Thomas Keating;
The Post-Intensive, for those who have previously attended an Intensive, offers a deeper silence.

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

Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-02-10 14:00 - 2026-02-14 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 10 till Friday, February 13, 2026, 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.). The retreat concludes with noon meal on Friday.
Cost 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 Tuesday through Friday.
If you have questions about the retreat content please contact retreat leader: Leslee Terpay at co-leslee@comcast.net.
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.

Creating Self-Compassion Through Centering Prayer – via Zoom
2026-02-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Internet – Online
Presented by Blair Ashby over six Thursday sessions
A foundational gift of practicing Centering Prayer is that we also begin caring for our mental and emotional well-being during our prayer sits. Fortunately, this is also one definition of self-compassion. Frequently, we start noticing this gift with a simple thought like, “my days feel better since I began Centering Prayer.” Centering Prayer creates self-compassion because it requires us to learn and repeat the process of awareness (being present), acceptance, and letting go while consenting to the presence and action of the Divine within us.
What is happening in our brains biologically as we repeat this process of awareness, acceptance, and letting go? How does this process impact our mental and emotional well-being? The good news is when we do Centering Prayer, the work of the Spirit is teaching us self-compassion, and this class will help us understand some of the transformations enacted in this process. Finally, by aiding our developing awareness, acceptance, and letting go, the course will also offer us additional skills to increase compassion toward ourselves and others.
Over the six weeks, we will explore the physical changes Centering Prayer brings about in our brains. Then, we will explore the corresponding mental, emotional, and spiritual transformations resulting from those changes. Most importantly, in every class, we will practice those tools for creating self-compassion by discussing what we experience; we will learn from each other. Through this weekly repetition, participants will habituate new ways of caring for themselves. As we practice, our lives will feel more meaningful, grounded, and empowered to share ourselves in the world through God-given grace. This class will include session of Centering Prayer.
About Blair Ashby
In 1994, Contemplative Outreach International asked Blair to transfer the Christian Contemplative Heritage video series to audio cassettes. In the first fifteen minutes of the introductory tape, Fr. Thomas said so much about God and reality that Blair’s head exploded and unknowingly germinated a desire to experience and eventually teach this God-created reality. In 1997, Contemplative Outreach of Colorado asked Blair to record Fr. Thomas live, and Blair has been recording the annual conferences and fall retreats ever since. Through personal relationships with Fr. Thomas Keating and Fr. Tony D’Souza (Anthony DeMello’s apprentice), and the dozens of spiritual teachers he has recorded, Blair has gained deep contemplative insights. He has practiced Centering Prayer and self-compassion for the past twenty-eight years.
This is a six-week class, offered on Thursday mornings, October 9 – November 13, 2025
Times listed are mountain time (Denver, CO)
Click the website link below to learn more and register. Scholarships are available.

5-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-02-13 19:30 - 2026-02-19 12:30 (America/New_York) | Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, 1945 Union Street (Route 7), Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
This five-day Centering Prayer retreat will be directed by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI.
In his book, That God May be All in All, Fr. Thomas Keating tells us that what mystics have always said, scientists are now saying: That all that is comes from One Source. Father Bill would like to explore the meaning of this statement during our time together. May these days of silence, presentation and Centering Prayer be an opportunity to explore and experience our One Source.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Introduction to the Forgiveness Prayer
2026-02-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Internet – Online
Is there someone in your life whom you find difficult to forgive? The Prayer of Forgiveness is a powerful prayer that can help you forgive at the deepest level of your being. During this class, you will receive instruction on this prayer, developed by Contemplative Outreach founding member Mary Mrozowski. You will also have an opportunity for Centering Prayer as well as practice of the Prayer of Forgiveness.
Recording note: This event will be recorded. All registrants will receive a copy of the Zoom recording within 2 weeks of the event.
Time Listed is Mountain Time (Denver, Colorado)
Click the website link below to register.

12-step Spirituality - weekly meeting via Zoom
2026-02-14 09:30 - 10:45 (America/Chicago) | Internet – Online
12StepSpirituality.org hosts a weekly zoom meeting (11th Step) using the practices of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer. The meeting starts with Welcoming Prayer, a speaker sharing briefly on how Centering Prayer has impacted their life, a 20-minute sit of Centering Prayer (with teaching Centering Prayer to newcomers as needed), small group breakouts, and the practice of Grateful Heart.
This zoom meeting occurs on Saturdays from 9:30am to 10:45am Central Time (every week).
The zoom link is: https://tinyurl.com/2p9b4k9r
Meeting ID: 891 6056 9630
Passcode: [REDACTED]

3-Day Contemplative Retreat
2026-02-19 17:00 - 2026-02-22 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Sacred Heart Monastery, Missiezusters Klooster, 20, Steyl, Venlo, 5935 BX, Netherlands
“In silence, God ceases to be an object and becomes an experience.”
— Thomas Merton
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.

Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr. William Sheehan - via Zoom
2026-02-21 08:30 - 14:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom!, Select a Country:
Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr. William Sheehan
Experience the Goodness of Our Life And Being through Our Consents to God
Saturday February 21 8:30am-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time
Contemplative Outreach of Columbus is offering a Silent Saturday. A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. “Come rest awhile with the Lord” this Lent.
Fr. Bill will be discussing the ongoing process of our integration in relation to Four Consents. These consents serve as a framework for understanding the spiritual journey and correspond to the stages of our life. The four consents include accepting the goodness of our being, accepting the goodness of our creative energy while developing our talents, experiencing God as we face and consent to the diminishment of aging, and ultimately, saying yes to our transformation.
Fr. Bill is a priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was present at the Lama retreat convened by Fr. Thomas Keating OCSO which founded Contemplative Outreach. He has led countless centering prayer workshops and retreats.
Expect that the day will begin at 8:30am and last until 2:30pm. EST
Register by sending an email to Bob Gorman at rbrtgorman@protonmail.com and a zoom link will be sent to you a few days in advance. The event is free.

Anam Cara: Thomas Merton, and Pursuing Relationships That Enlighten Our Lives
2026-02-21 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Though Thomas Merton craved the solitude of a hermitage and the silence in which “God shines there and is immediately found,” his mysticism and writing life were deeply fed and influenced by special friendships that he developed both in person and through a prolific correspondence that connected him to writers and spiritual thinkers all over the world. Sophfronia Scott will discuss how we can find and nurture similar bonds today to the great benefit of our lives and work.
This event includes sessions of Centering Prayer.
For more information and to register, please see the link below.

12-Step Spirituality - weekly Zoom meeting
2026-02-21 09:30 - 10:45 UTC, 2026-02-28 09:30 - 22:45 (America/Chicago), 2026-03-07 09:30 - 22:45 (America/Chicago) | Internet – Online

Aging as a Spiritual Practice
2026-02-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
No doubt that aging is an emotional, physical, and psychological experience for many of us as we grow older. The journey is made more complex because our culture does not support us as we transition from the celebrated stage of youth to elderhood. It is, therefore, very important that we find another way—a more “excellent way” as St. Paul said—to traverse the path.
This retreat will offer spiritual practices from the disciplines of Centering Prayer and Buddhist meditation that will not only help us navigate the aging process but enable us to thrive in the process.
Meet the Presenter
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.
Time listed is in Eastern Standard Time. Please see the link below to register.

9 Day Intensive I, Intensive II, and Post Intensive Retreat
2026-03-04 - 2026-03-12 | Mercy Center Auburn, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, 95603, United States
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II, and Post Intensive. See flyer for more information.
The Post Intensive retreat will be in a separate prayer room with separate staff.
Pre-requisite:
A daily practice of centering prayer for 6 months or longer.
Single rooms with a sink in the room. Shared bathrooms.

Introduction to Centering Prayer
2026-03-06 08:00 - 2026-03-08 17:00 UTC | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
Introduction to Centering Prayer in a retreat setting
March 6, 2026 – March 8, 2026
$310 overnight
$100 commuter
More info at: https://holycrossmonastery.com/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-3/
To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at +1-845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

Learning and Opening to the Body’s Experience of Living in God
2026-03-06 15:00 - 2026-03-08 13:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Jesuits, Fr. Edwin McMahon and Fr. Peter Campbell, incorporated the embodied practice of Focusing into the larger context of BioSpirituality. Their work allows us to know ourselves as parts of the greater Whole, the Body of Christ. This weekend opens us to 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 retreat includes sessions of Centering Prayer.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

2026 United in Prayer Global Zoom Gathering
2026-03-06 19:00 - 2026-03-07 15:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
March 6-7, 2026
34th 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 6 at 9pm Eastern Time (UTC-5).
The schedule and Zoom link will be posted a few days before the vigil.

Blooming in Centering Prayer with Physio Divina ONLINE
2026-03-07 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Blooming in Centering Prayer with Visio Divina Online (1st Saturday of every month)
May 4 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
a half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
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 2024 ( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7
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
9:40 Break
9:45 Centering Prayer
10:10 Break
10:20 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.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-03-13 16:00 - 2026-03-15 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 to register (scroll down to click on the desired event).

Meeting God in the Silence: An Introduction to Centering Prayer
2026-03-14 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Ave, College Park, Maryland, 20740, United States
As the new year begins, we invite you to join us to learn more about consenting to the presence of God through the practice of Centering Prayer. Let praying without words, in deep silence and openness, bring you to a more complete awareness of the Divine Indwelling. This introductory workshop will help new practitioners discern if Centering Prayer is the right practice for them and help them get started, and experienced practitioners will benefit from a refresher and connection with other practitioners.
All of our introduction to centering prayer retreats follow the national Contemplative Outreach Ltd. approach, combining short presentations, two Centering Prayer practice sessions, and ample time for questions and discussion. They are open to anyone, whether you have a longtime Centering Prayer practice or have never tried this form of prayer. There’s enrichment and insight for everyone.
Please see the link below to register.

5-Day Silent Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
2026-03-16 16:00 - 2026-03-20 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Andrew’s Retreat House, WA, 98592, United States
This retreat will focus on deepening our silence and simplicity and will not include videos or other learning material. Each full day will feature almost four hours of prayer in five sessions lasting from half an hour to an hour and a half (including short contemplative walks). Except for opening and closing times, we will observe Grand Silence.
Before attending the retreat, you should have an established practice of daily Centering Prayer for at least one year and have attended an Intensive Centering Prayer retreat. The retreat will be held at St. Andrew’s House at the Sacred Waters Center in Union, WA. Within two hours of Seattle and about halfway between Belfair and Hoodsport, Saint Andrew’s House is a beautiful log cabin-style lodge with panoramic views of Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains.
Cost of the retreat is $800. Your fee includes all accommodations, meals, and materials. REGISTER HERE: https://contemplativeoutreachnorthwest.org/events/. Scholarships available; request on registration form.
For more information about the retreat, contact Pam Wilder, retreat coordinator, pjwilderm@gmail.com.

Flowing Oneness: The Contemplative Vision of Thomas Keating
2026-03-18 - 2026-03-22 | Garrison Institute, 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
In this eagerly awaited Centering Prayer teaching retreat, Centering Prayer master teachers David Frenette and Cynthia Bourgeault once again team up to explore the late teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and what they have to offer our own continuing spiritual evolution today.
As Thomas more and more fully embraced his nondual awakening, he began to write and see from a perspective rarely attained in the Christian mystical tradition, significantly “growing” the Christian spiritual roadmap in the direction of his signature brand of “flowing oneness.”
Through teaching, dialogue, guided meditations — and mostly through the practice of Centering Prayer itself — David and Cynthia will jointly explore how he charts this new course —and more important, how he has planted practical seeds to bring our practice of Centering Prayer to the next level.
Practicing Centering Prayer in light of the God of unity consciousness grounds us, more and more, in a reality that cannot be shaken by the crises of separation, disruption, and disintegration we are living through. From greater oneness through Centering Prayer flows the subtlety of contemplative service: God in us serving God in others.
Commuter option available. Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Being Bravely Yourself: Navigating a Personal Contemplative Enneagram Journey
2026-03-21 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
This day will be filled with Contemplative Breathing and Awareness practices that remind us of Jesus’ commandment to love ourselves, as we love others. Using spiritual wisdom grounded in the Enneagram, this experiential time will open our hearts, minds, and bodies to our original blessing: being made in the image of G-d. Together, we will discover that Divine Love is deepened in ourselves and our communities when we live our unique, authentic lives, beloved of G-d and part of the tapestry of life.
This event includes sessions of Centering Prayer.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
2026-03-21 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | 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
Dates 2025
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 16
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
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

Lectio Divina: Praying the Scriptures with the Four Senses of Scripture - via Zoom
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Please join Br. Bernard Delcourt of Holy Cross Monastery and Leslee Anne Terpay as they present an Introduction to Lectio Divina: Praying the Scriptures with the Four Senses of Scripture on Zoom Saturday, March 21 10:00am to 2:30pm Eastern Time. (8:00am – 12:30pm MT). There will be a half hour break for sustenance.
Our time together will include time to learn about prayer as relationship, the simple method of Praying the Scriptures and how the fruits of this practice is manifest in your life. We will have ample time to experience the four moments — literal sense, reflecting – allegorical sense, responding – behavioral / moral Sense and resting – unitive sense of the prayer together.
We invite you to come along to focus on how God has called you to be and live out of the word that God has sent into the world. In the Silence of Love let us make a joyful sound of gratitude and appreciation for the gifts God has given us!
To register please go here: https://forms.gle/itGX7YzpvvHYnZcDA
Zoom meeting link information will be sent to the email address you provide the week of March 15, 2026.
There is no cost for this enrichment event. If you would like to make a donation to Br. Bernard’s monastery here is a link to do that. https://holycrossmonastery.com/donate/
If you have any questions, please email Leslee at co-leslee@comcast.net

6-Day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat w/Father Bill Sheehan
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-29 | Holy Cross Abbey, 901 Cool Spring Ln, VA, 22611, United States
PRAYER IN SECRET
Centering Prayer Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan
Monday, March 23 – Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026
Holy Cross Abbey (HCA)
www.virginiatrappists.org
Berryville, Virginia
• 5 Full Days & 2 Half Days of Silence and Solitude in a peaceful rural setting
• 3 plus hours per day of group Centering Prayer
• Daily morning Centering Prayer sit begins at 5:30am
• Palm Sunday morning Centering Prayer sit begins at 6:30am
• Comfortable single room with private bathroom/shower
• Opportunity to attend any or all of the daily Liturgy of the Hour prayers with the Trappist monks
• Eucharist celebrated with the Monks in the Abbey Monastery Chapel weekdays and Saturday morning immediately following 7:00am Lauds
• Palm Sunday morning Eucharist celebrated with Father Sheehan in the Retreat House Chapel
• Daily group conference Tuesday – Saturday offered by Father Sheehan
• Opportunity for two private individual conferences with Father Sheehan
Email martha@marthajohnston.com for more information and an application form.

Our Incarnation Online Time of Centering Prayer (1st Saturday of every month)
2026-04-04 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
Lent 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): 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
9:40 Break
9:45 Centering Prayer
10:10 Break
10:20 Practice 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.
