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  • Contemplative Outreach South Africa National Conference

    Padre Pio Retreat Center 25 Kort Street, Pretoria, Rietvalleirand, South Africa

    All are welcome! VENUE: PADRE PIO RETREAT CENTRE, PRETORIA DATE: 26 APRIL – 30 APRIL 2024 with Mary Dwyer Registration fee options: 1. Entire conference, full board, single room including banquet: R3000.00 2. Entire conference, full board, shared room including banquet: R2600.00 3. Entire conference, non-residential, meals and banquet included: R1500.00 4. Day Visitors, 09:00

  • Our Amazing Journey of Contemplative Prayer, Life and Growth

    Mercy Conference and Retreat Center 2039 N. Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO, United States

    "We wait patiently; in silence, openness, and quiet expectancy; motionless within and without. We surrender to the attraction to be still, to be loved, just to be." Fr. Thomas Keating We invite all contemplatives to come celebrate Contemplative Outreach St. Louis 35th Anniversary with a four day retreat led by Patricia Johnson, who worked closely

    $461 – $545

  • 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.

  • An Ancient Flowing Stream – via Zoom

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    This workshop presents how African origins, heritage, culture and music power the Christian contemplative spirit. Combining the wisdom and talents of the Very Reverend Michael Battle, Ph.D. and Julian Davis

    $35 – $50

  • Soul serenade (3)

    Soul Serenade

    Mount Princeton Hot Springs 15870 County Road 162, Nathorp, CO, United States

    Step into the magic of Soul Serenade, a three-day retreat where healing waters and soulful practices invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore. We’ll open on Sunday night floating beneath the stars in the Hot Springs, setting the tone for a journey inward. Each day unfolds with yoga at sunrise, followed by moments of

    $550

  • CP Summit All Speakers

    Centering Prayer Summit via Zoom: “Learning to See in the Dark”

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    Learning to See in the Dark A 2-day Journey of Opening to Mystical Hope in a Collective Dark Night What if the darkness we face—alone and together—helps us uncover the hope already within us? In a time when uncertainty, division, and collective weariness touch nearly every soul, many of us find ourselves navigating both personal

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    Silence that Connects the World – Session 1 (via Zoom)

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    Session 1. Consent to God’s Presence Theme: The heart of Centering Prayer is consent — letting go and allowing God’s presence and action within. “Centering prayer is not so much an exercise of attention as intention. Our intention is to be present to God’s presence and actions in our lives.” — Thomas Keating Step into

    Free

  • Anam Cara: Thomas Merton, and Pursuing Relationships That Enlighten Our Lives

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

    Though Thomas Merton craved the solitude of a hermitage and the silence in which “God shines there and is immediately found,” his mysticism and writing life were deeply fed and influenced by special friendships that he developed both in person and through a prolific correspondence that connected him to writers and spiritual thinkers all over

  • 2026 United in Prayer Global Zoom Vigil

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    March 6-7, 2026 34th 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 and in

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    Silence that Connects the World – Session 2 (via Zoom)

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    Session 2. The Fruits of Silence Theme: Silence is not empty; it is full of presence. Explore the subtle fruits of the practice. “The actions that arise from my Centering Prayer practice are the fruits. I notice I have more patience. I am more willing to listen without judgment. I react more calmly when things

    Free