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SUMMARY:Opening to Our Pre-Existing Union with God
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Keith Kristich \nSo many of us grow up with the message that God is the great\, old Guy-in-the-Sky. This God loves the world\, but is ultimately separate from it and separate from us. But the great contemplatives say otherwise\, that God is the Heart of our hearts and the very Center of our souls. From the contemplative perspective\, the spiritual journey isn’t one in which we get closer to God\, but rather about waking up to the reality that we are already one! Join this weekend retreat as we explore Centering Prayer as a path of waking up to our pre-existing oneness with God. We are not ultimately separate from God\, and we’ll explore the significance of opening to this reality through teaching\, reflection\, and Centering Prayer practice. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/opening-to-our-pre-existing-union-with-god/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Spirituality in a Contemporary Time
DESCRIPTION:Presenter – Susan Komis \nWhat is contemplation? In addition to exploring three stages critical to our spiritual journey relative to prayer and faith in ordinary life\, this extended weekend retreat will include presentation and discussion on the dynamic of the many people who are beginning to experience and live a contemplative life in our contemporary time. We will explore awakenings that open the door to understanding contemplative prayer\, transformation and union with God. Portions of this retreat experience invite interactive engagement of participants\, but will include periods of Centering Prayer\, silence\, solitude\, small group process and serene enjoyment of the beautiful Bethany Retreat Center. \nPlease register via the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-spirituality-in-a-contemporary-time/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Prayer and Writing from the Heart One-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:All of us have myriad stories to tell. Some focus on your family history\, spiritual journey\, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. These stories can take many forms but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart\, those that touch and move us and sometimes transform both the writer and reader. Writing from the heart demands attentiveness\, honesty\, courage\, and a commitment to engage with a creative process that pulls us into the unknown where we are often surprised at what surfaces. It’s a journey of discovery. What can help are presence and prayer. We’ll explore the link between both and the writing process\, ever mindful that we are never closer to the Creator than when we are creating. \nThis writing retreat is structured for those currently working on a project\, wanting to start one or simply wanting to spend time playing with words. In addition to a Centering Prayer/meditation session — Silence can be a portal to the Source of creativity and truth-telling — there will be time to write\, walk\, think or just be. \nThe fee includes lunch.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/presence-prayer-and-writing-from-the-heart-one-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Wisdom House\, 229 East Litchfield Road\, Litchfield\, CT\, 6759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:“The Cloud of Unknowing” via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:An anonymous Christian contemplative from the middle ages wrote the classic work The Cloud of Unknowing. Centering Prayer\, of course\, is based on this seminal work of spiritual practice. The whole of The Cloud of Unknowing is about contemplation. The practice of contemplation goes beyond the mind. It goes into unknowing. The author is insistent on this point. Our minds cannot grasp God because God is transcendent mystery. Therefore\, we must pray beyond the thinking mind. \nIn this half-day retreat\, we will seek to learn how to deepen our practice of Centering Prayer from the mysterious author of The Cloud of Unknowing. There is deep teaching in this work concerning how we deal with thoughts\, humility\, intention\, and growth in divine unity. \nLed by LJ Milone\nHaving practiced Centering Prayer for 17 years\, LJ Milone has gone deep into the Catholic tradition. His spirituality is greatly influenced by Francis of Assisi\, Meister Eckhart\, the Cloud of Unknowing\, Thomas Keating\, Richard Rohr\, Anthony De Mello\, and\, ultimately\, the teachings of Jesus. As a pastoral minister at a Catholic parish in Silver Spring\, MD\, he has served the faith formation needs of children\, as well as adults since June 2007. A leader of many retreats\, lectures\, and classes on the topics of the teachings of Jesus\, contemplative prayer\, Centering Prayer\, Christian mysticism\, and contemporary spirituality\, LJ is also a spiritual director receiving his training at the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction in Tucson\, AZ. \nRegister using this link (scroll to event date) https://contemplativeoutreachofmarylandandwashington.org/retreats-events/half-day-retreats-intro-workshops/
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-cloud-of-unknowing-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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