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  • Prayer for Healing and Wholeness in Our Post-Election World

    Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT, United States

    No matter the outcome of this year’s US election, our nation will face tremendous challenges following months of divisive, wounding campaign rhetoric. During this weekend of intentional silence and stillness, we will seek to create a spaciousness within in order to nurture the enduring vision and experiences of the Sacred. This silent retreat will include

    $465

  • Embracing – a Retreat at Prairiewoods

    Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center 120 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA, United States

    A Retreat for the Season leading into Christmas Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Northeast Iowa Chapter Is it time to embrace - the movement of the Spirit in your life? -

  • Beyond Theology: The Interspiritual Wisdom of Roshis, Rebbes, and Holy Rascals – in person and online

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    From the moment theologians seek to tame God with names and adjectives, mystics step into the wilderness to reveal the God beyond naming, and the ethical challenge to which this God calls us. Drawing on the wisdom and practices of the Hebrew and Greek Bibles, Kabbalists and Hasidim, Zen Roshis and Holy Rascals, Fr. Michael

  • Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction

    Columbia Theological Seminary 701 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, United States

    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.

  • Centering Prayer Retreat

    Holy Cross Monastery - New York 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, United States

    This retreat, offered from Tuesday, February 18 till Friday, February 21, 2025, at Holy Cross Monastery on the Hudson River in New York State, offers opportunities for both those new

    $470

  • Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit

    Internet - Online

    Hosted by Pastor Tia Norman, friend of Contemplative Outreach and Centering Prayer Facilitator. On February 22-23, the Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit brings together black spiritual teachers and thought leaders

    $125

  • Reading the Bible like a Mystic

    Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

    Can the Bible still be used as a source of spiritual enrichment? Some consider the text as a sexist relic of the past or worse, as something weaponized in service of religious fundamentalism. However, mystics through the ages have read the Bible not as a “rule book” but as a love letter: inviting them into

  • Carmenimage

    Brother Lawrence and Practice of the Presence with Carmen Acevedo Butcher – via Zoom

    Zoom!

    Do you have your summer spiritual reading list ready yet? This book is one to add! Join us for a delightful introduction to Brother Lawrence, a humble mystic with a powerful take on faith, love and practicing presence. Carmen Acevedo Butcher translated writings by and about him in her 2022 book Practice of the Presence.

    $35.00

  • Aug2026 Diego Rivera flower vendor

    Visio Divina: HOPE: Online CenteringPrayer Half-Day Retreat


    Internet - Online

    Online Half-Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month) August 1th @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10 Lead by Pulelehua, Margie and Liedeke from Hawaiʻi FREE First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (Visual-Art)

    Free

  • Changing with the Fall Colors Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)

    Internet - Online

    Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month) May 6 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am UTC-10 FREE First Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices, Visio-Divina (visual-Art) practices, Terra-Divna (Nature) Lectio-Divina (Sacred

    Free
  • CES October

    Centering Prayer Essentials: 3-Day Course – via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    Free, 3 day online course exploring the "why, what, and how" of Centering Prayer. We'll Explore:​ ​ • Opening to the Divine within and all around us • Divine therapy

    Free