Events
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Wisdom Overflowing: Contemplation and the Perennial Philosophy – via Zoom
Although the various religious traditions have conflicting beliefs and rituals, the mystics and contemplatives all point to the same universal truths -- that God is present, every where, and at
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Present to Presence: A Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
August 15 - 18, 2021 Thomas Keating once posed the question: Why go on retreat? His response was “to experience the deepest silence” and “just … be, opening uninterruptedly to
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5-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Portland (COOP) and Contemplative Outreach of Willamette Valley (COWV). Experience Deep Silence at recently remodeled St. Benedict's Guesthouse, Mt. Angel Abbey. Retreat includes 4 nights
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8-Day Intensive/Post-Intensive Retreat
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Portland (COOP) and Contemplative Outreach of Willamette Valley (COWV). Dual-track Centering Prayer retreat, silence and sits, Spiritual Journey videos. Includes 7 nights in a private
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Presence, Prayer and Writing from the Heart Retreat
August 19 - 21, 2021 All of us have myriad stories to tell. Some involve your family history, spiritual journey, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. Stories can also
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Wisdom School: The Imaginal Realm
"The imaginal is a meeting ground, a kind of cosmic intertidal zone ... In this realm, the fruits of our human strivings — both conscious and unconscious — are offered
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Dwell in Silence Eight-Day Retreat
A Post-Intensive Eight-Day Centering Prayer Retreat This post-intensive retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour, with breaks for meals. Attendees may
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Lectio Divina Retreat with Julie Saad
CO of Tampa Bay is happy to welcome Julie Saad for a day and a half retreat at the beautiful Franciscan Center campus in Tampa, FL. Julie is returning again
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From Seeker to Sage: Journey to the Unknowable — A Center Prayer Retreat via Zoom
This is a three-day online Centering Prayer retreat via Zoom August 20th (Friday, starting at 5:30pm Central Daylight Time) to August 22nd (Sunday, ending at 12:30pm CDT) This is co-sponsered
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10th Centering Prayer and Enneagram Zoom Retreat
“Centering Prayer and Enneagram” retreat is meant for anyone who wants to advance in their contemplative prayer practice with a deeper knowledge of who we are and why we do
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Be Still and Know: A Contemplative Prayer Weekend
Anchored in silence and the practice of Centering Prayer, this weekend will offer opportunities to let go of our everyday concerns in order to be still and know God ever
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Introduction to Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina, literally meaning “divine reading,” is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. During Lectio Divina, the practitioner listens to the text of the Bible with the “ear of
