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SUMMARY:Contemplative Living II - ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:I will give you a new heart\, and a new spirit I will put within you.\n– Ezekiel 36:26 \n“Contemplative life begins when when take the first step into the silence of our heart. It’s a pilgrimage—a journey that takes us first to the inner reaches of who we really are\, and from there\, into the life we were meant to live.” — Julie Saad\, Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path into the Heart of God \nThis four-month long online course is the second part of the Contemplative Living concentration for the Certificate in Spiritual Formation. This study is an experiential course that guides participants to deepen their experience of the abiding presence of God by cultivating their contemplative capacities. Participants will discover their daily life as prayer as they deepen their contemplative spiritual practices within a community of seekers. Contemplative practices are the doorway into the gift of contemplative prayer where the journey that begins in the silence of our hearts leads us into the heart of God. As we cultivate contemplative practices amid ordinary life\, we begin to experience oneness with God and all creation. \nThe Design of Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer \nGaining contemplative attitudes and dispositions through: \n\nContemplative Discernment – a method for making decisions based on our interior spiritual life\, relying on God.\nContemplative Awareness related to Addictions\, Attachments and Aversion – using the discernment process to surface habit patterns that have become compulsions we no longer freely choose.\nThe Forgiveness Prayer – a prayer that guides us to follow Jesus’s example to live with hearts open to love.\nContemplative Service – a vocation\, a calling\, or a way of life that’s rooted in living a contemplative life.\nCommitment to a Contemplative Rule of Life – looking at the rhythm of life you’ve created in this course\, what has worked for you that you will continue to be committed to in the ordinary activities of your life.\nContemplative Living Communities – the support we receive from community enhances our spiritual journey and is helpful to continue in some form at the end of the course.\n\nObjectives \n\nTo establish a daily practice of Centering Prayer;\nTo integrate contemplative practices into daily life;\nTo cultivate contemplative attitudes and disposition.\n\nLocation: Online \nWith: Julie Saad.\nJulie Saad is a spiritual director\, author\, teacher\, and retreat leader. Since 1994 she has been a student of Thomas Keating (1923-2018)\, a Trappist monk who was a founding member and spiritual guide for Contemplative Outreach. Julie has also served Contemplative Outreach as a coordinator of the Denver Chapter\, facilitator of spiritual journey courses and retreats\, member of the Governing Board\, and coordinator of the Contemplative Living Experience Program. She has been practicing and teaching Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices for over 25 years. She recently published the book Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path into the Heart of God\, a guidebook to spiritual formation in the Christian contemplative tradition\, based on the teaching of Thomas Keating. \nSchedule: Contemplative Living II consists of four monthly\, synchronous teachings and practices with individual study and devotion between the monthly sessions: \n6 hour monthly synchronous sessions\n1 hour weekly virtual prayer chapel\nThe synchronous monthly session meets from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the following Saturdays in 2024: February 17\, March 16\, April 13\, May 11\, 2024. \nProgram Fee: $700 \nContact: lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-living-ii-online/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
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SUMMARY:The Gospel of Love: Finding Wholeness with Julian of Norwich in Fragmented Times
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Enrichment Day with Mark S. Burrows\, Ph.D. \nAt the turn of the 15th century\, Julian of Norwich received 16 “showings” as a middle-aged woman and spent the rest of her life “beholding” them. She eventually produced a book at once provocative and accessible\, expanding these “visions of love.” What Julian offers is a remarkably complex and compelling vision of the immensity of God’s generosity\, and the radical call of compassion this calls us to embody in our lives. Join us to explore ways to discover your life held by God’s healing wholeness. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance. \nThis program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer. \nMark S. Burrows\, Ph.D.\, is an in-demand retreat leader in the U.S. and Europe. A leading voice in the work of integrating theology and the arts\, he is widely respected for his work on the Christian mystical tradition. He is also well known as a poet\, editor\, and author. Mark is a member of the Iona Community and an oblate at Glastonbury Abbey. He lives and writes in Camden\, ME. \nPlease use the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-gospel-of-love-finding-wholeness-with-julian-of-norwich-in-fragmented-times/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:I AM That I AM: The Invitation at the Center of Contemplative Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative prayer draws us to the center of our being where Silence opens us to God’s dynamic\, spacious\, ever-evolving reality — the God Who is\, not the God we expect. In this silent retreat\, through periods of Centering Prayer; contemplative practices; simple body exercises; contemplative conversation; and quiet time for reflection\, reading\, and walking the grounds\, we will heed the call to meet the God of unsettling mystery and grace\, sometimes unfamiliar and unpredictable\, sometimes wonderfully surprising and bountiful. \nThis silent retreat\, intended for those with a Centering Prayer or other contemplative prayer practice\, will draw on the writings of Thomas Keating\, Ilia Delio\, Teilhard de Chardin\, Meister Eckhart\, and others. It will offer the opportunity to explore your experiences with the Sacred and reflect on how and whether your image and relationship with the divine have changed over the years. Where is God calling to you? How are you responding? \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/i-am-that-i-am-the-invitation-at-the-center-of-contemplative-prayer/
LOCATION:Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center\, 167 Neck Road\, Madison\, CT\, 06443-0191\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Coloring Outside the Lines by Returning to Elementary Questioning: ‘How Should I Contemplate?’ - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, via ZOOM\, for a morning with Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher as she guides us in this session with the purpose of deepening and personalizing our own practice\, both individually and collectively\, with a heart for becoming more self- and others- compassionate. \nTimes noted are in Eastern Daylight Time. See link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/coloring-outside-the-lines-by-returning-to-elementary-questioning-how-should-i-contemplate-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Atlanta":MAILTO:coatlantageorgia@gmail.com
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