Centering Prayer Intensive/Post-Intensive: A Silent Spring Retreat Contemplative prayer is a process of interior transformation.  A restructuring of consciousness takes place which empowers one to perceive, relate, and respond with increasing sensitivity to the divine presence in, through, and beyond everything that exists.         -Thomas Keating Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

West Side Presbyterian Church Varian Fry Way, 6 Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Presents an Introductory Centering Prayer Workshop Saturday, June 16, 2018 9:00 A.M. – 12 Noon   Do you long for a deeper relationship with God? Do you yearn for “something more” in your prayer life? If these questions resonate with you, you

Contemplative Outreach of Orange County, CA in partnership with Shepherd of the HIlls UMC Centering Prayer Ministry presents:   "PRAYER IN SECRET"  with FR. BILL SHEEHAN, OMI  Experienced, new or frustrated with Centering Prayer?  Let's get back to the basics. Father Bill will share how do we enter our inner room and what begins to happen in our

Embracing Life: A Welcoming Prayer Intensive August 29 – September 1, 2018 Begins Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and concludes Saturday 9:00 a.m. $360/$300 Commuter "To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all

Cultivating Spiritual Discernment: Hearing and Doing the Will of God (At capacity) This retreat will also be offered on November 17, 2018 (see announcement for that date).

CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH&THE WORLD COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN MEDITATION(WCCM)celebratedA SPECIAL TIME OF PRAYER AND MEDITATION WELCOMING MEMBERS OF BOTH COMMUNITIES29th September 2018 Over 1200 people participated from over 80 countriesWatch the video recording here.The World Community and Contemplative Outreach invited their members around the world to join this special online session to pray for Fr. Thomas Keating in

Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This retreat is for those seeking to learn this practice of prayer for the first time or for

SACRED SILENCE RETREAT: Stillness & Contemplative Practice This four-night retreat is a rare opportunity to go deeply into silence and solitude within a Wisdom community of support through the practice of silent or Centering Prayer. We will also experience:  Lectio Divina or “sacred reading” – an ancient monastic practice of listening to the Spirit speak to our hearts through Scripture.

The Welcoming Prayer: Learning to Let Go June 7-9, 2019   The Welcoming Prayer is a practice designed to deepen our relationship with God through a process of accepting rather than reacting to the present moment. In this three-day retreat, Tom Ward will lead the group as participants move to dismantle their emotional responses to situations and heal

With Fr. Bill Sheehan. Please see the flyer below under "Additional Information" for more information and to register. Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis.

SPIRITUAL LEARNING WORKSHOP   June 9th, 2019 @ 5:00 PM - June 11th, 2019 @ 2:00 PM Are you curious about spiritual transformation? Do you have a Centering Prayer practice? Or a receptive meditation practice? This workshop offers the opportunity to learn how to have spiritual conversations that illuminate your personal story and those of others

8-day dual-track intensive & post-intensive contemplative prayer retreat June 9-16, 2019 (Sun. to Sun.) Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera & Fr. Philip Billotte Post intensive: The purpose of the retreat is to assist the participants in entering into a more intimate silence in a nurturing, supportive environment that combines both solitude and