Calendar of Events
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
S Sun
2 events,
Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer – via Zoom
Your life is hidden with Christ in God. - Colossians 3:3 Further enrich your contemplative life and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplative Living I (CL I) the focus is on deepening your interior prayer life, leading to the awareness of God’s presence in all that is.
Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction
The certificate offering is a 2-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will begin Phase I in July 2025. Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction features: Contemplative spiritual formation as the foundation A 24-month Focused Program with home-based assignments A Cohort Model in a hybrid
3 events,
Contemplative weekend for World Peace (IN SILENCE)
“The contemplative life is an imperative necessity, not only for the religious, but for people in all walks of life, for without contemplation, no person is fully alive, fully free, or fully capable of contributing to a peaceful world.” - Thomas Merton Contemplative prayer and world peace are deeply connected in many spiritual traditions. Centering
6 events,
Introduction to Centering Prayer
Introduction to Centering Prayer
During this workshop we invite you to learn and experience the contemplative practice of Centering Prayer. We will explore its historical and theological background as well as ways to sustain and support this practice. All are welcome. St. James Episcopal Church 766 N Main Street Hendersonville, NC 28731 Please RSVP to Rev. Wendy Pinzino at
Introduction to the Forgiveness Prayer
Introduction to the Forgiveness Prayer
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
What I’ve Learned from Centering Prayer and Buddhism – via Zoom
What I’ve Learned from Centering Prayer and Buddhism – via Zoom
Join the Rev. Carlyle Gill as she shares an autobiographical account of her learnings from Centering Prayer and Buddhist meditation practice. Carlyle writes, "I will look at my spiritual journey with you as it relates to these two practices, hoping that my experience may touch your own. I will share how I find each discipline
4 events,
2025 United in Prayer Day
March 14-15, 2025 33rd 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
11th-Step Retreat
Nancy Cord Baran and Michael Gidlewski invite you to join us in this weekend retreat. It is for people who participate in any 12-step program of recovery and have the intention to improve their meditation practice and enlarge their spiritual life. Please see the link below to register.
8 events,
Zoom Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan
Zoom Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan
Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan Finding the Place of the Heart March 15 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" in preparation for Holy Week.
Blessed Are the Clean of Heart: Living With Spiritual Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation – in person and online
Blessed Are the Clean of Heart: Living With Spiritual Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation – in person and online
We will explore Jesus' invitation to live from an undivided heart and strategies to live in the world with deeper spiritual integrity in an age of fragmentation. We’ll look at the challenge and promise of living fully in God, and the wisdom to be gleaned from countercultural Christian movements, including the early Church, the Desert
Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
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
3 events,
9-Day Intensive, Post Intensive Retreat
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be 3 sets of two 30 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. Intensive I and Intensive II will watch video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey. Intensive I focuses on “The Human Condition and the Spiritual Journey”.
4 events,
Holy Breath – Centering Prayer & Ecstacy
“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” ― Meister Eckhart Centering Prayer and meditation are age-old methods to put us in touch with what Jesus called ruha in Aramaic, the holy breath,
CENTERING PRAYER PRESENTER FORMATION RETREAT
Central Illinois Contemplative Outreach provides this retreat to offer participants the opportunity to become commissioned presenters of the Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop. Working with a notebook of materials, each participant will have ample opportunity to learn the content of the Introductory Workshop and to practice presenting the content to others, with supportive feedback and guidance.
5 events,
Quiet Day with Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina – in German language – via Zoom
Quiet Day with Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina – in German language – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Berlin lädt ein: An diesem Tag gönnen wir uns, einmal für ein paar Stunden scheinbar nichts zu machen, wir lassen einfach geschehen. Wir legen die Handys beiseite (falls wir es nicht zum Teilnehmen am Zoom Meeting benötigen), lassen den Alltag hinter uns und verbringen die Zeit weitgehend schweigend miteinander. Wir habe Zeit für