Saint Benedict Center Schuyler, Nebraska “We must seek God more and more in the present moment, which is in fact the only place where God can be found. Since God […]

What Does Centering Prayer Have to Offer the 21st Century? (via Zoom and in-person)
Presented by Adam Bucko and Rory McEntee What do Father Keating’s teachings have to offer us in the 21st century? In an initial talk, Adam Bucko will set the stage […]

Simple Presence – A Contemplative Prayer Experience with the Vision of Contemplative Outreach – via Zoom
In Simple Presence, the divine Presence becomes an invitation for our community to listen deeply to the Spirit’s movement and action within. The event will offer a communal prayer experience […]

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 […]

“Mary: Awareness and Anticipation” Advent Retreat
Join us for “Mary: Awareness and Anticipation” Contemplative Outreach retreat opportunity December 2-4 to welcome Advent in person at the grounds of the beautiful, contemplative New Melleray Guest House nestled […]

Heart Speaks to Heart: Correspondence as Spiritual Practice
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O. Through the ages, correspondence has been an important contemplative practice to recognize and share the presence of God in […]

Physio Divina – Online Embodied Centering Prayer Half Day Retreat
Physio Divina – November 5th , 2022 9am-11:30am Hawaiʻi time (UTC -10) Online Embodied Centering Prayer /Welcoming Prayer Half Day Retreat Presented by Contemplative Outreach Hawaiʻi – Pulelehua Facilitator http://www.cohwaii.org […]
Harvesting Grace: An Eco-Spirituality Contemplative Retreat
“When (Jesus) asked his disciples to ‘look at the lilies of the field,’ I think he was asking them to read the book of nature as the book of God. […]

Notes of Rest – via Zoom
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Chicago Notes of Rest is a musical-textual retreat, which places meditations from a Bible passage and writings from Black contemplatives on a bed of music, […]
The Difference Between Centering Prayer and Contemplation — And Why It Matters
Q: I have a question about Centering Prayer, that has come to me after rereading David Frenette’s book about Centering Prayer. He talks as though Centering Prayer may, and sometimes […]