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Learn & Pray the Centering Prayer Way – via Zoom
A weekly program of contemplative practice, study and support in Centering Prayer ... a Contemplative Outreach Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop offered through Journey Center Online. We will: Learn, share, and pray the Centering Prayer method. You will gain knowledge, awareness, gifts and fruit in your life. You will discover this practice of letting go of
Wisdom School: Three-Centered Presence & Transformation of Consciousness
“From time immemorial Wisdom Schools have emerged in times of global crisis or on the cusp of great leaps in human consciousness in order to help shepherd our planet through the transition. While there is academic teaching that goes on here, that is not the primary business of a Wisdom school; the primary business is
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Physio Divina – Embodied Centering Prayer Half-Day Retreat – via Zoom
Physio Divina – Embodied Centering Prayer Half-Day Retreat – via Zoom
Physio Divina - Sept 3, 2022 Online Embodied Centering Prayer Half Day Retreat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=dDJxN0FkRkRvQWhrQURwN29SUTBFUT09 Meeting Id: 921-8585-4185 Password: 730086 An Online (Zoom) 2 ½ hour Centering Prayer retreat will be offered on the first Saturday of each month. These Saturdays will focus on Centering Prayer practices, Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, Physio Divina. We provide sacred time and space for
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Praying with the Ear of our Heart-A Lectio Divina Retreat
The focus of the retreat will be a Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop based on Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings of the Four Senses of Scripture. The experience of praying with Holy Scripture will be supported by Centering Prayer periods with ample time for personal reflection and/or exploring the many trails on the partially wooded 140 acres
Entering the Mystical Mandala: Centering Oneself in the Sacred Circle
Entering the Mystical Mandala: Centering Oneself in the Sacred Circle
This retreat will explore the universal symbol of the sacred circle known as the “mandala” and why we are naturally drawn to this sacred shape. Together we will experience how and why entering the process of creating and working with mandalas fosters physical, psychological and spiritual grounding in our lives. Attendees will be invited to
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How Contemplation Can Heal A Violent World
In the 25th Anniversary celebration of Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington DC (COMW), the Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland, COMW co-founder, will lead a full-day program on how contemplation is as relevant as ever in today’s world of violence at all levels of our lives, both domestically and globally. Indeed, Centering
Centering Prayer: An 11th-Step Practice – Introductory Workshop via Zoom
Centering Prayer: An 11th-Step Practice – Introductory Workshop via Zoom
We have found Centering Prayer to be a meaningful method for our daily 11th-step meditation practice. To share this method with others in 12-step recovery, we are offering this workshop to teach participants about the practice of Centering Prayer. We will also have a talk about the human condition, which will help explain why we
12-Step Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer as 11th-Step Practice – via Zoom
12-Step Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer as 11th-Step Practice – via Zoom
Centering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice Introductory Workshop and a presentation on The Human Condition We have discovered that even when we live with great resolve, determination, and effort, we cannot heal ourselves. Yes, there are things we can do, but we came to believe that healing is the work of our higher power.
Autumn Silent Saturday
Autumn Silent Saturday
This Fall morning provides for a communal practice of Centering Prayer, a contemplative walk, private journaling and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. Open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation, All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new
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Eight-Day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat at Holy Cross Monastery
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat offered from Tuesday, September 13 to Tuesday, September 20, 2022, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. This retreat follows the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for the Post-Intensive Retreat including eight 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. Most days
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The Word of God, in Silence and Sound: Centering Prayer in the Context of the Divine Office
Contemplative Immersion Retreat with Fr. Justin Lanier This contemplative immersion retreat will flow through periods of Centering Prayer, walking meditation, teaching, and the simple chant of the Divine Office. The seasons of the night and day will be marked with the corresponding praying the Offices of Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline
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Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr. Vinny McKiernan CSP – via Zoom
Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr. Vinny McKiernan CSP – via Zoom
A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. Fr. Vinny will discuss "The Humanity of Jesus" as well as Karl Rahner's quote: "The Incarnation is the ineffable outrageousness of the absolute Godhead in person falling stark naked into our narrow creaturehood." Fr Vinny
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Introduction to Centering Prayer (In-Person)
September 23-25, 2022 Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center Cullman, AL Presenter: Sister Mary McGehee In an Introductory Workshop one learns this way of prayer by means of lectures, discussion, and practicing the method of prayer. The day has a beautiful atmosphere of silent listening from the heart. There are four talks during this daylong workshop: Prayer
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7-day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
The natural progression of the contemplative is deeper into the heart of God where the Presence of God can be experienced in the freedom of silence and solitude. No distractions, no hurrying, no ‘to-do’ lists. We can engage in ‘the discipline of slow.’ Being present. Noticing what is. “Every time you listen with great attentiveness
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Listening with the Heart – a Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina Retreat
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 10. PLEASE CONTACT BENNETH HUSTED TO REGISTER: bhusted@easystreet.net Listening with the Heart will be a unique opportunity to experience Lectio Divina (the ancient practice of holy reading) from eclectic sources followed by contemplative sharing on a background of grand silence and intensive Centering Prayer practice. Expansive views
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Centering Prayer Information Meeting
Centering Prayer Information Meeting
Join the St. Alban's Centering Prayer Group on Wednesday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (New York) to learn about this ancient form of spirituality.
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A Creation Spirituality Primer – Explore this Alternative Way of Living the Spiritual Life – via zoom
A Creation Spirituality Primer – Explore this Alternative Way of Living the Spiritual Life – via zoom
Creation Spirituality is a way of being spiritual with roots in Jewish, dialectical, blessing-based thinking in contrast to the Greek platonic, dualistic, original sin-based spirituality that has dominated western Christianity for centuries. The presentation will explore this alternative way of living the spiritual life. A period of Centering Prayer will begin the workshop
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Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
In this introductory workshop, you will learn the ancient method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. We will cover the history, psychology, and theology of the practice. Two prayer sessions and a question and answer session are included. This program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Contemplative prayer is God's personal and unique gift to each of us. If we open to this gift, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationship to God, others, and the world. Centering Prayer is a form of contemplative prayer. It is a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper intimacy
Workshop with Carmen Acevedo Butcher: The Cloud, The Presence and Centering Prayer – via Zoom, Oct 1, 12-2pm ET
Workshop with Carmen Acevedo Butcher: The Cloud, The Presence and Centering Prayer – via Zoom, Oct 1, 12-2pm ET
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. Carmen Acevedo Butcher will help inspire us to reflect and understand more deeply the books, The Cloud of Unknowing and The Practice of Presence, and their relationship to Centering Prayer. The workshop will include reflections from Carmen, questions from participants and a period of Centering Prayer. The workshop will be
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