by Sue Fox McGovern The members of a Centering Prayer group in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA say they have never felt closer to one another. Perhaps it’s because some […]
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7-day Intensive/Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
Join Ann Koerner, CSA and Sandy Janowski for either a seven-day Intensive or Post-Intensive Centering Prayer retreat at the Siena Retreat Center on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan in […]
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Can I Practice More Than One Form of Meditative Prayer?
Q: I’ve been meditating for about 10 years every day three or four times for about 30 minutes each. I’ve practiced mantra and just sitting or Shikantaza, Later on I’ve […]
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Why is 20 Minutes Recommended for Centering Prayer?
Q: Why is 20 minutes the suggested time for contemplation? Historically has that always been the length? Any particular reason for 20 minutes? Can it be shorter? A: I answer […]
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1968: St. Joseph’s Abbey, Conversations with Fr. Thomas and My Near Death Experience
by Richard M. Dell’Orfano, California, USA Excerpt from Book 1, Chapter 27: Regarding my arrival in 1968 at St Joseph’s Abbey, meeting Fr Thomas, and my near-death experience. Route 9 […]
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9-Day Intensive, Post Intensive Retreat
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be 3 sets of two 30 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. Intensive […]
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Manifesting God, A Silent Retreat
This is a four-day silent retreat, presented by the CO Chapter of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. The retreat starts at 10:00am Eastern Time, October 12, 2023 and ends at 12:30pm Eastern […]
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Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
For those new to Centering Prayer/meditation this workshop familiarizes participants with the method of Centering Prayer and its practical application. The workshop offers an opportunity to experience this ancient prayer/meditation […]
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Lenten Day Retreat: Preparing to Accompany Jesus and Mary Magdalene through Holy Week – online or in-person
On this Lenten Day, we will prepare ourselves to enter Holy week from the inside by embodying the postures of Jesus and Mary Magdalene through this timeless passage. Let’s join […]
Holy Saturday Retreat: Accompanying Jesus and Mary Magdalene – online or in-person
Holy Saturday marks Jesus’ journeys into the heart of the earth in which he not only encounters the most constricted, cut off and hurt states of human consciousness in the […]
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