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  • Practices for Contemplative Living: Lectio Divina

    St. Walburga Monastery 851 N. Broad Street, NJ, United States

    Join a group of Centering Prayer practitioners to support each other on the contemplative path. Modeled after what was formerly known as the 9-month course, the program will be based on Julie Saad’s book, "Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path to the Heart of God". All are welcome. We meet the 3rd Saturdays of October 2023

    $20.00

  • 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

  • The Way of the Heart: A Silent Wisdom Retreat

    Mercy Center Burlingame 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, United States

    The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Wisdom Program presents… The Way of the Heart: A Silent Wisdom Retreat Starts with lunch at 12pm on August 23, ends at 4:30pm on August 28 Onsite at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California “The heart is the place of our origin in which the soul is, as it were, coming

    $480

  • The Deserts Roots of Contemplative Prayer: Emptiness, Silence & Hiddenness of Self – in person and via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    Belden C. Lane, Ph.D. has long been fascinated by the relationship between geography and spirituality—asking how the place we live has an effect on our perception of the spiritual life. The desert, for example, is a place of scarcity, silence, and the deep solitude of the heart. It’s what drew the Desert Fathers and Mothers

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  • The Spiritual Journey Program for Young Contemplatives (weekly) – via Zoom

    Join the COL Young Contemplatives community for weekly gatherings exploring the essential teachings of Thomas Keating. The Spiritual Journey program is a series of teachings structured in five parts. The program consists of 100 videos, all of which are accessible online. These teachings provide a backbone for the contemplative life and the psychological background for

    Free

  • Virtual Silent Saturday with Julie Saad

    Internet - Online

    Contemplative Outreach of Columbus is offering a Virtual 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 Christmas. Interior Silence: Resting in the Midst of Activity Advent is a season of quiet and

    Free

  • Blessed Are the Clean of Heart: Living With Spiritual Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation – in person and online

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

    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

  • Grounding to Bloom

    Westminster Presbyterian Church (Iowa) 1301 Kimball Ave, Waterloo, IA, United States

    Would you like to “Bloom” - - In love, joy and peace? - In patience, kindness and generosity in relationships? - In gentleness, faithfulness and even self-control? - In compassion with justice for others? You Are Invited - to Pause....to Rest...into Stillness...into Quiet You may deepen your Grounding in Divine Presence in order to Bloom

    $25

  • Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life (Online)

    Internet - Online

    Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life (Online) September – December 2025 I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. - Ezekiel 36:26) Course Description "Contemplative life begins when we first step into the silence of our heart. It's a pilgrimage—a journey that takes us first

    $725