by Charles Fiore It had been my lifelong habit, when greeting friends or strangers, to grin madly like an animatronic clown—all teeth. I used to think this made me seem […]
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“Unbinding Thomas Merton and Ourselves” – via Zoom
A Half-Day Retreat led by the Leslye Colvin Via Zoom During his apostolic visit to the United States in 2015, Pope Francis described Thomas Merton as “a man of prayer, a […]
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Practical Steps for Self-Knowledge
Q: Our Centering Prayer group has been studying The Cloud of Unknowing translated by Carmen Acevedo Butcher. In chapter 14, pg 42, we are told to “Get to know […]
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Contemplative Outreach Ontario Conference/Retreat
Conference/Retreat organized by Contemplative Outreach Ontario. The theme: Awakening to Oneness, with Mary Jane Yates, administrator of Contemplative Outreach Ltd. Mount Carmel Monastery, 7020 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls, ON L2G […]
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8-Day Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat
Fr. Bill Fickel will be leading this eight-day retreat which provides an opportunity to go deeper into the silence with up to three hours of Centering Prayer a day. All […]
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Father Sheehan 6-Day October Centering Prayer Retreat at Holy Cross Abbey
Silence and Solitude S U R R E N D E R Centering Prayer Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan PLEASE NOTE: Retreat is now full. Waiting list only. Contact martha@marthajohnston.com. […]
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9-day Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat
This retreat offers two tracks simultaneously: Intensive I and Post Intensive. You choose the track that works best for you. For everyone, there will be three sets of two 30 […]
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Eight-day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat: God Is Love
God is Love: The Heart of All Creation builds on the works of Fr. Thomas Keating and is possibly his last major published series. As Fr. Thomas notes in the […]
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Deepening Spiritual Practice through Three-Centered Awareness – via Zoom
Phileena Heuertz will lead this Centering Prayer retreat with multiple sessions for integrating mind-body-heart through contemplative practice, including Centering Prayer practice times. This Centering Prayer retreat will begin with a […]
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Centering Prayer and Posture
Q: Can you lie down in Centering Prayer? A: Thank you for your question. At some point, we all wonder if it is okay to lay down during Centering Prayer. Centering […]
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