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SUMMARY:Personal Days of Retreat & Renewal
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to take a day or days of personal retreat to focus on your “self care.” How are you taking care of yourself spiritually\, physically and emotionally? At Bethany Retreat Center we are pleased to offer private retreats in a peaceful and beautiful setting where you can get away from the cares of everyday life and focus on your faith journey. You may come for a day\, overnight\, or a few days. Join the Sisters for prayer and daily Mass\, walk the grounds\, have opportunity for reconciliation and soul-friending. Enjoy home-cooked meals and a comfortable room in a nurturing environment.  We continue to take the COVID pandemic very seriously and are taking many safety precautions to keep you and our staff safe.  If you do not reside in a COVID “hot spot\,” and are not experiencing any symptoms\, or  have been around anyone that has been exposed to the virus\, you are welcome to come.  Call today! The cost is $88.00 per night. All meals are included.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/personal-days-of-retreat-renewal/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer\, Introductory Program
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Centering Prayer\nThis retreat is for those seeking to learn this practice of prayer for the first time or for those who want to renew or strengthen their practice during this weekend of silence and reflection.  It will be held at the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman\, AL. \nRetreat Directors:  Contemplative Outreach Birmingham Presenters \nRegistration questions\, call 256 734-8302 or retreats@shmon.org \nRegister by check\, $60.00 (deposit) to Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center\, 916 Convent Rd.\, NE\, Cullman AL 35055. \nTotal Cost:  $245
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-program-10/
LOCATION:Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center\, 916 Convent Road\, AL\, 35055\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center":MAILTO:retreats@shmon.org
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Dual-Track Intensive Post-Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Intensive Retreat provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. There are six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. The prayer is supported with viewing inspirational videos. Soul friending with the staff can be scheduled. An established practice in daily centering prayer of at least 6 months is highly recommended. \nThe Post Intensive Retreat offers 7 days of grand silence with six 30- minute Centering Prayer periods per day. This retreat is for those who have made an Intensive Retreat. Soul friending with staff can be scheduled. Daily Lectio Divina is available. \n\n\n\nDates:\nSeptember 1 to 7\, 2019 Dinner Sunday\, September 1through 11 am Sunday\, September 7\n\n\nLocation:\nBosque Retreat Center6400 Coors Blvd. NW\, Albuquerque\, NM\n\n\nRetreat Leaders:\nSusan Rush\, Sister Therese O’Grady\, Denise Tierney\n\n\nFees:\nSingle room with shared bath: $725 (other options available)\n\n\nRegistration:\nReservations will be taken in the order in which they are received.A $100.00 non-refundable deposit is required with registration.Registration begins March 1\, 2019. Full payment is due by August 1\, 2019.Please register prior to the event at conm2016@gmail.com or call 505-328-8300Download Flyer and Registration form
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-dual-track-intensive-post-intensive-retreat-13/
LOCATION:The Bosque Retreat Center\, 6400 Coors Blvd\, NM\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Denise Tierney":MAILTO:conm2016@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190906T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190909T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat for Women and Men	with Fr. Bill Sheehan\, OMI\n	September 6 – 8\, 2019\n	Friday\, 5:00 p.m. – Sunday\, 1:30 p.m. \nFr. Bill Sheehan\, OMI has been deeply committed to Contemplative Outreach since it was founded in 1983 by Fr. Thomas Keating\, OCSO.  For more than three decades he has led centering prayer workshops and retreats throughout the United States and abroad. He has a rich background as a pastor\, director of ministry to priests\, novice director\, director of formation\, provincial\, and director of the Oblate House of Theology. Among teachers of the faith journey and presence of the divine indwelling\, few deserve the title “master teacher” as does Fr. Bill. He offers a weekend of rest and renewal\, through spiritual enrichment  and the communal sharing of silence with the Divine.  Father Bill lives in the St. Eugene House Oblate Residence in Lowell\, Massachusetts. \nThe method of Centering Prayer is both a relationship with God and a practice to foster that relationship. \nThe Gospel of Matthew expresses God’s desire for our happiness with Jesus’ call for us to go into our inner room\, close the door and pray to our Father in secret  Yet\, as Fr. Bill reminds us\, the greatest obstacle to our spiritual journey is to pray as if we are separated from God. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is this intimacy and tenderness that God offers us\, as St. Augustine declared\, “You have made us for yourself\, O Lord\, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” \nThe human ego longs for a compassionate gaze. With the practice of silence\, we can become gradually loosened from the exaggerated ego demands that distract us from the trust and faith in the Divine Indwelling. We are all one with God—it is our common ground\, our interconnectedness with each other and all of creation. God is love and when we pray\, we open ourselves to feel that love. Join us as we gather for a weekend free of distractions to enjoy the gift of silent presence with God who made you and loves you beyond imagination. \nMore details available from philstone@cox.net. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-weekend-retreat-14/
LOCATION:Richmond Hill\, 2209 E. Grace Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23223\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Phil Stone":MAILTO:philstone@cox.net
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A 5-hour introduction to Centering Prayer for those interested\, new to the practice or refreshing a practice.   \nThe presenters are Charlotte Thompson and Bob Delastrada\, both commissioned presenters via Contemplative Outreach Ltd. \nRegistration is through St Placid Priory (stplacid.org). \nContact: \nMelissa Wright\n	prioryprograms@stplacid.org\n	360-438-2595
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-workshop-23/
LOCATION:St. Placid Priory\, 500 College Street NE\, Lacey\, WA\, 98516\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="St Placid Sprituality Center or Charlotte Thompson":MAILTO:prioryprograms@stplacid.org
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SUMMARY:Conference
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Outreach of Middle Tennessee	Thirteenth Annual Gathering\n	Saturday\, September 7\, 2019\n	The Upper Room\, Nashville\n	8:00 AM – 12:30 PM \nContemplative Outreach of Middle Tennessee (COMT) will host its Thirteenth Annual Gathering on Saturday morning\, September 7\, 2019\, at the Upper Room Conference Center at 1908 Grand Avenue in Nashville\, two blocks east of Vanderbilt University. \nAll are welcome to attend. COMT is the Middle Tennessee chapter of Contemplative Outreach Ltd.\, a national organization that offers programs and support for those who want to deepen their relationship with God through the contemplative practice of Centering Prayer. \nThis year’s program will be led by Dr. Ben Curtis\, Director of Nashville’s new Center for Healing and Spirituality\, and a long-time facilitator for spiritually focused events.  He completed Post-Doctoral studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School\, the University of Oxford\, the Jung Institute and the Sewanee School of Theology after earning his Ph.D. at Baylor University.  Dr. Curtis’s keynote address will be “Opening to Presence”. \nThe registration fee is $30 prior to August 7\, which includes light refreshments. Doors open for sign-in at 8:00; the program begins at 8:30.  Please visit www.centeringprayermidtn.com to register. \nContemplative Outreach is a spiritual network of individuals and small faith communities committed to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel. The common desire for Divine transformation\, primarily expressed through a commitment to a daily Centering Prayer practice\, unites our international\, interdenominational community. \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/conference-4/
LOCATION:The Upper Room\, 1908 Grand Avenue\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="John Wellborn":MAILTO:jwdsg@comcast.net
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190916T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer and the Heart of Mysticism \nPresenter: Therese M. Saulnier \nFranciscan Spiritual Center \nSeptember 13-15\, 2019 \nStarts Friday at 7 PM and ends Sunday at 11 AM \n  \nThe pursuit of spirituality can evolve our consciousness\, expanding our understanding of reality and opening us to see things differently – beyond our usual perception of reality cloaked by perceptions and beliefs.  Knowledge of mysticism is a doorway to this evolution of our consciousness. .Karl Rahner\, a 20th century theologian\, wrote: “In the days ahead\, you will either be a mystic (one who has experienced God for real) or nothing at all.”  In this retreat\, we’ll explore the nature of mysticism\, mystical writers such as St. John of the Cross\, and the impact of mysticism in deepening our relationship with God and transforming our everyday lives.   Centering Prayer experience suggested.  \nTherese Saulnier has been praying Center Prayer for 30 years and teaching Centering Prayer and other contemplative prayer practices for over 25 years. She is a faculty member of the Contemplative Outreach\, Ltd.\, an international organization committed to renewing the contemplative dimension of the Gospel. Therese holds an MA degree in theology\, with a concentration in Spirituality\, from Fordham University.  As a web developer for a Fortune 100 company she offers a practical perspective on living a contemplative life in our contemporary culture. \nCommuter Fee: $140 \nResident Fee: $190 \n(When registering please choose an option of Resident or Commuter.  Resident means you will be staying overnight and need a bed and commuter means you will not be staying overnight and will not need a bed.)  For more information\, please see the flyer below under "additional information." \nFranciscan Spiritual Center \n609 S. Convent Road\, Aston\, PA 19014 \nPhone: (610) 558-6152 Fax: (610) 558-5377 e-mail: fsc@osfphila.org
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-47/
LOCATION:Franciscan Spiritual Center\, 609 S. Convent Road\, PA\, 19014\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Franciscan Spiritual Center":MAILTO:fsc@osfphila.org
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:6-day Centering Prayer Retreat.  Includes a very spacious schedule with three hours of Centering Prayer each day\, delicious meals\, beautiful grounds and either double or private rooms with private bath.  \nThe cost of the retreat is $595 and a deposit is required to reserve your space. 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-48/
LOCATION:Cedarbrake Renewal Center\, 5602 Hwy 317\, Belton\, TX\, 76513\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Genung":MAILTO:officemgr@consciousharmony.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190914T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190914T170000
DTSTAMP:20200513T234825Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Half-day Silent Saturday.   \nGathering 8:30 – 9:00am. \nPrayer begins 9:00am to noon.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-46/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Sr. Linda Snow CSJ":MAILTO:srlinda.snow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190914T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190914T170000
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SUMMARY:Day of Enrichment
DESCRIPTION:A day of self-discovery and prayer with Fr. Bill Sheehan\, OMISt. Robert Hall ‚Ä¢ 52 South Elm Street ‚Ä¢ Windsor Locks\, CT\n10:00 am to 3:30 pm\n \nA day of self-discovery and prayer with Fr. Bill Sheehan\, OMI \nIn this day retreat Fr. Bill will guide you into a deeper intimacy with the Lord who loves you.  \n• Take responsibility for your indentity \n• Open your mind and heart to God \n• Consent to becoming the person God has intended you to be from all eternity \nPlease see the flyer below under "additional information" and/or e-mail: prayereventswl@aol.com Or call Gloria at 860-623-2943 or Nancy at 860-683-4490  \nSt. Robert Hall • 52 South Elm Street • Windsor Locks\, CT 10:00 am to 3:30 pm \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/day-of-enrichment-15/
LOCATION:St. Robert Hall\, 52 South Elm Street\, Windsor Locks\, CT\, 6096\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Stimac":MAILTO:prayereventswl@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190915T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190920T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Carl Arico will offer a five-day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center in North Philadelphia\, PA. from Sunday September 15-19\, 2019.  The program begins on Sunday evening at 5:30 with supper and concludes Thursday at 11:30 a.m.   \nFee:  $330  (includes a non-refundable $50  deposit.) \nTo Register:  email:  mbcretreat@msbt.org  or 267-350-1830/31. \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-intensive-retreat-5/
LOCATION:Mother Boniface Spirituality Center\, 3501 Solly Ave.\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19136\, United States
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SUMMARY:Conference
DESCRIPTION:September 19 – 22\, 2019	"Contemplative Outreach: Evolution\, Transformation\, Service" \n	Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park\n	Denver Colorado\n	Follow the Conference blog here: https://coconference2019.wordpress.com/ \n\n	The conference begins at 4:00 pm Thursday\, September 19 with a welcoming reception\, followed by Centering Prayer\, dinner and the opening session. The conference concludes on Sunday\, September 22 at 11 am with a closing session including Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. The conference will feature: \n\nA special presentation on Friday with Dr. Christine O'Brien Travers\, "Contemplative Neuroscience: Contemplative practices are well-being skills that rewire and reintegrate mind\, body and spirit."\nTime for Centering Prayer each day\, along with an opportunity to share with others on the contemplative journey how we can continue to expand our vision and deepen our practice.\n\nCost is $475 which includes eight meals and all materials.  Partial scholarships are available for those in need.  Space is limited.   \n	To register for the conference\, please do the following: \n\nPlease email Donna (office@coutreach.org) using "conference 2019" in the subject line. Include the following:\n\nName\nphone number\nmeal choice (Regular meals will be served unless you indicate a preference for Gluten Free\, Vegetarian or Vegan.)\n\n\nOnce your email is received\, Donna will call you to obtain your credit card payment.  Do not send your credit card number via email for security reasons.\nIf you need a scholarship registration\, please fill out the form on this page.  Donna will call you for your portion of your conference registration.\nReserve your hotel room directly with the hotel. Cost for a single or a double room is $119.00\, plus taxes and is not covered in the conference registration. To receive our special low room rate\, you will need to register using this link.  There is complimentary shutter service from the Denver airport to and from the hotel.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Marie Howard or call her at 973-846-6915.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/conference-3/
LOCATION:Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park\, 16455 E. 40th Circle\, Aurora\, CO\, 80011\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marie Howard":MAILTO:mrhfamlife@aol.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190928T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Pray Without Ceasing: A Post-Intensive 8-Day Centering Prayer Retreat \nRegister on the CO of Central Iowa website. \nThis post-intensive retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour\, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as they are called to. Short pauses for entering and leaving the silence will be offered every 30 minutes. There will be no teaching and no reading during this immersion in silence. Those who wish may attend daily mass at the Priory. \nCost is $650\, which includes single occupancy room with private bathroom\, and all meals. A limited number of double occupancy rooms are available. \nRetreat Directors: Chris Frantsvog and Paul Witmer \nFor more information\, see the flyer under “Additional Information” below. \nRegistrations are limited to 22 attendees \nFrom Friday\, September 20\, 2019 –  03:00pmTo Friday\, September 27\, 2019 – 01:00pm 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-post-intensive-retreat-10/
LOCATION:St. Benedict Center\, 1126 Road I\, Schuyler\, NE\, 68661\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Frantsvog":MAILTO:iowatreefarmer@hotmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190921T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:One-day Centering Prayer Retreat at The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin\, TX. Registration begins at 8:30 pm and the program begins at 9 am. The morning includes two 30-minute prayer periods\, Lectio Divina\, the option of a Fr. Keating video or prayer period in the afternoon\, several periods of silence and solitude\, and faith sharing. \nPlease bring your own lunch. There is a suggested love offering of $20. Please pre-register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-45/
LOCATION:Church of Conscious Harmony\, 7406 Newhall Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Genung":MAILTO:officemgr@consciousharmony.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190922T170000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer lntroductory Series	Sundays: September 22\, 2019\, 1 -5 pm; Sept. 29\, Oct. 6\, Oct 20 1-4 pm\n	Cost: $85 for the series of four sessions\n	(First Session only\, $40) \nFor more information\, please see the flyer below under "additional information."
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-workshop-22/
LOCATION:Mercy Center\, 2300 Adeline Dr.\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190930T170000
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SUMMARY:Nine Month Course
DESCRIPTION:This Nine-Month Course enables one to practice contemplative living according to one’s own lifestyle.  Formation is offered in contemplative prayer\, lifestyle and activity through: \n¨ Deepening our experience of Centering Prayer\, Lectio Divina\, the Active Prayer\, Logging\, the “Welcoming Prayer” Practice and Spiritual Reading \n¨ Nurturing the contemplative dimension of one’s lifestyle by exercising discernment\, simplicity\, forgiveness\, integrity and commitment. \nThe ongoing process of the Course provides an environment in which to integrate contemplative practices into one’s life.  This integration is accomplished\, in part\, by opening to God as a community and consenting to God’s presence and action individually and communally. \nThe Course meets one weekend a month from September 2019 through  June 2020\, and is presented by Nine Month Course staff. \nEach weekend includes a review of the previous month’s practice(s)\,  soul-friending\, Centering Prayer\, conferences\,  sharing and rest. Each month’s theme is supported by a Spiritual Counsel and Prayer Practice(s). \nThe St. Lawrence Retreat Center  is located on 25 beautiful acres in Beacon\, NY\, just one and one-half hours north of New York City.  The center is off Route I-84\, and is accessible to Stewart Airport and the Beacon\, NY train station.  The newly renovated\, fully accessible facility has an elevator\, wide hallways and flat\, easily walkable grounds\, ensuring that people of all ages and physical abilities can enjoy this sacred space. \nThe Center  can accommodate up to 20 guests\, including handicap accessible rooms and bathrooms.  Every room has a private bathroom and individual climate control.  St. Lawrence Retreat Center is a ministry of the Capuchin Franciscan Friars. \nYou can read more about the program here in this brochure. \nIf interested\, please fill out the application letter here. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/nine-month-course/
LOCATION:St. Lawrence Retreat Center\, 180 Sargent Ave\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Cathy McCarthy":MAILTO:cmccarthy574@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Day of Enrichment
DESCRIPTION:Reclaiming our Mystical Roots –  This workshop focuses on the Christian Contemplative Heritage as a vital resource for today‚Äôs contemplative life. \nReclaiming our Mystical Roots\n	Saturday\, September 28\, 2019\n	8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\n	Dr. Rickey Cotton \nThis workshop focuses on the Christian Contemplative Heritage as a vital resource for today’s contemplative life. We begin the discussion with the Christian desert hermits who lived in Egypt\, Palestine and Syria from the third to the fifth centuries AD\, who sought to transcend themselves and live fully for God using both Jesus and John the Baptist as models. We’ll also look at their key monastic descendants ranging across the fifth to late nineteenth centuries. \nClick here for more information and to register for this workshop. \nDr. Rickey Cotton is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina and a member of the faculty for Contemplative Outreach’s Living Flame program. Rickey has developed and presented many contemplative workshops around the country\, including ones on Meister Eckhart and Raimon Panikkar’s Christophany. He is a retired professor of English and department chair at Southeastern University.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/day-of-enrichment-14/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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