“When there is no more sense of an “I” (ego), the great I AM takes over our lives.” – Fr. Thomas Keating, Reflections on the Unknowable What is humility? And […]
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“God Is All In All” Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan
Join us June 7, 2025 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 pm for a quiet time of cultivating interior silence with prayer, reflection and Christian meditation. The day will reflect on Fr. […]
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Getting other prisoners to join in practicing Centering Prayer
Q:Â 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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Do I have to be a Christian or have a religious belief to practice Centering Prayer?
Q: Do I have to be a Christian or have a religious belief to practice Centering Prayer? A: 
Thank you for this beautiful question. Centering Prayer is a spacious […]
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A Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer in which we experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of […]
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Good Friday-Holy Saturday Silent Vigil
You are invited to participate in an online silent prayer vigil for Good Friday and Holy Saturday, offered and hosted by ExtensiĂłn Contemplativa Internacional, the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking community […]
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Directed Silent Retreat
with the topic Heartfulness Transformation in Christ – with Thomas Keating and Betty Sue Flowers. Spiritual direction or spiritual companionship is a process guided by the Holy Spirit in which […]
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Quiet Day with Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina – in German language – via Zoom
Centering Prayer Berlin lädt ein: An diesem Tag gönnen wir uns, einmal fĂĽr ein paar Stunden scheinbar nichts zu machen, wir lassen einfach geschehen. Wir legen die Handys beiseite (falls […]
Surrendering to a Subjective Presence
Q: Do you believe that centering on a object or mantra is the gateway to silent prayer and hopefully contemplation? Which is a gift from God but not entitled. […]
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Centering Prayer and Singing Bowls
Q: Why are singing bowls using during Centering Prayer? Did Thomas Keating use or implement them? A:Â Thank you for your question. Let me answer it in two ways. First: […]
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