• 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
  • CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND RETREAT: Evolutionary Cosmology and Centering Prayer

    Holy Spirit Retreat Center 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, United States

    Presenters: Rev. Canon Julian Bull, Headmaster of Campbell Hall Episcopal School and Katie DesJardins Bull, MSW, Facilitator of many contemplative practices "The dynamic idea of God that evolutionary cosmology has provided ... is a revelation of a higher power in which we are immersed and engulfed, and can never be separated from, because we really

    $250 – $350
  • 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
  • Trusting in the Mercy of God

    St Paul's Episcopal Church 127 Summer Street, Lynnfield, MA, United States

    This day-long Centering Prayer retreat will be based on the themes explored in Cynthia Bourgeault's book Mystical Hope - themes that are both timeless and eminently relevant today. Our time together will be marked by chanting, silence, teaching and Centering Prayer.

    $35.00
  • Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Mystic — A Dialogue with Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette (via Zoom)

    Internet - Online

    Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Mystic — A Dialogue with Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette Tuesday December 10, 2024 1-2pm Eastern Time (6pm GMT, noon CT, 11am MT, 10am PT) via Zoom Free; $25 suggested donation This event will be recorded Available November 26, 2024, Cynthia Bourgeault’s new book, Thomas Keating:  The Making

  • The Body’s Bridge to the Experience of Living in God: Exploring BioSpiritual Focusing in Context of BioSpirituality – in person and online

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

    Two Jesuits, Fr. Edwin McMahon and Fr. Peter Campbell, incorporated the embodied practice of Focusing into the larger context of BioSpirituality. Their work opens us to know ourselves as living within the greater Whole, the Body of Christ. During this day, we’ll experience BioSpiritual Focusing and explore, among other things, the embodied experience of grace

  • The Way of Love: An Interspiritual Convergence

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

    Each of the Abrahamic traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—has at its core a commitment to step onto the Path of Love. When we delve deep into our diverse spiritual practices, it

  • 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
  • 2025 United in Prayer Day

    Internet - Online

      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

  • 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