By Ingrid Forsberg St. Paul, Minnesota (reprinted with permission from Ingrid and Contemplative Outreach of Chicago) “Within my darkest times, you kindled an awakening in me” -Taizé Community In […]
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Q: I’d like to start a Centering Prayer group and would appreciate guidance on how to do this. A: Thank you so much for your interest in starting a […]
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by Ronald Barnett, PhD, rbarnett@hey.com Germantown, Maryland, USA Something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is do you, Mr. Jones? – Bob Dylan, Ballad of a […]
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“Leadership is an ambiguous term in the Christian situation where everyone is equal at the most fundamental level which is the essence of our being. Everyone is designed […]
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Q: Thank you all for your support and prayers, for your hard work and commitment. I am practicing Centering Prayer for over two years. I started with a group […]
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You are invited to participate in an online silent prayer vigil for Good Friday and Holy Saturday, offered and hosted by Extensión Contemplativa Internacional, the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking community […]
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Q: Why are singing bowls using during Centering Prayer? Did Thomas Keating use or implement them? A: Thank you for your question. Let me answer it in two ways. First: […]
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Q: I facilitate a contemplation group and there is a challenging man who clearly has anger issues and likes to argue about whatever has been read. How should I […]
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Q: Thank you for your articles and questions and answers on trauma and depression alongside Centering Prayer. I have encountered people suffering with trauma and depression, perhaps everyone has trauma. […]
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by Mary Jane Yates, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and […]
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