This weekend retreat will focus on how Centering Prayer can heighten one’s understanding and appreciation for the season of Advent. Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent meditation where […]

Advent Silent Saturday
As the season of Advent approaches, join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The day is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative […]

Lectio Divina Advent Experience
Bring the experience of contemplative prayer into your Advent season! Review and practice the method of Lectio Divina for praying sacred Scripture. Through reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the […]

Advent Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat Onsite
Advent Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat onsite at St. Mary’s Sewanee Retreat Center in Sewanee, TN. Please see the link below for more information and to register. […]

Icons as Portals for Unlocking the Contemplative Heart via Zoom
Led by Mary Atalo, a half-day retreat sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington. Icons, as opposed to paintings, are considered as “writings of the heart” which open the […]

A Contemplative Advent Retreat
Contemplative Outreach of Puget Sound North is pleased to be able to offer our ninth Advent Retreat – and it will be in person! The retreat will once again be […]

The Patience of Mary – Advent 2021
“Letting go of what is ,to welcome what is to come…” Join us for “The Patience of Mary” December 10-12 to welcome Advent in person at the grounds of the […]

In Person – Advent Silent Saturday
As the busyness of the Advent and holiday season approaches, nourish your spirit with a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The morning provides time for communal prayer, a […]

Leaning Into Blessing: A Silent Advent Retreat
The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: Leaning Into Blessing: An Advent Silent Retreat December 3-5, 2021 Starts 4 pm Friday and ends 12 pm Sunday (lunch provided afterwards) on […]

The Fullness of Love: An Advent Wisdom Retreat
Join us for a three-day in-person Advent retreat exploring Mary’s relationship to Jesus as a hidden-in-plain-sight illumination of the Christian path of engaged non-attachment. Following the Gospel texts and the […]