Human experience is a search for God, and for ourselves. Searching for God, we must look within ourselves. Searching for ourselves, we must look to God. This reciprocal dynamic is […]
Read More… from Abide in Me: Christian Mysticism and the Divine Indwelling – in person and online
In Crisis Contemplation, the Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes will address two entry points into contemplation which have seldom been addressed: contemplation during crisis, and how we contemplate as community. Engaging […]
A Zoom Event with James Finley, Ph.D. Student of Thomas Merton, contemplative practitioner and Clinical Psychologist Dates: October 7, 2023, 10:00am – 1:30pm PST Location: Zoom and option to gather […]
Read More… from The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation – via Zoom
We are excited to invite you to join us for a powerful workshop on Centering Prayer. This workshop will take place on July 29th from 10am to 4pm (GMT) at […]
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Among the great luminaries of the Christian spiritual tradition, the modern master, Thomas Merton, shines a penetrating light upon our challenging lives and times. More than half a century after […]
Organized and hosted by Keith Kristich, this two-day Centering Prayer Summit is an opportunity to learn from 10 Centering Prayer teachers. Join the Summit presenters: – David Frenette – Mary […]
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In these sessions, Netanel Miles-Yépez (who shares the same surname as his subject, Juan de Yépes) will discuss how the Spanish saint, better known as John of the Cross, gives […]
Read More… from John of the Cross & The Song of Songs: Mysticism, Eroticism, and Centering Prayer
Presented by Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Chicago and Contemplative Outreach Atlanta 9 AM to Noon Central Time Zone 10 AM to 1 PM Eastern Time […]
Read More… from Releasing an Enslaved Spirit – A Workshop on Communal Contemplative Spirituality
Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM In Person at the Center for Contemplative Living, Elm Grove, WI. or VIA ZOOM Register for $10 or for FREE […]
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Presented by Phileena Heuertz of the Gravity Center Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Chicago Three-centered awareness is crucial for experiencing Divine Presence; mind, heart, and body coming online and cooperating together. […]
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How do we awaken the heart and experience life through the heart center? For centuries, Christian, Sufi and Hindu mystics have been drawn to the heart as our primary source […]
Read More… from The Way of the Heart: Mysticism Across Spiritual Traditions
Fr. Thomas Keating considered Bernadette’s book, The Experience of No-Self, to be “one of the best … since St. John of the Cross. An amazing book, it clarifies the higher […]
All of us have myriad stories to tell. Some focus on your family history, spiritual journey, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. These stories can take many forms but […]
Read More… from Presence, Prayer and Writing from the Heart One-Day Retreat
Join this six-week program with Dr. Jana Rentzel as she presents on the psychological dimension of Centering Prayer known as “Divine Therapy,” by which we become healed of our lifetime […]
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Presenter – Susan Komis What is contemplation? In addition to exploring three stages critical to our spiritual journey relative to prayer and faith in ordinary life, this extended weekend retreat […]
Read More… from Contemplative Spirituality in a Contemporary Time
by Thomas Hall (this article first appeared in the December 2015 issue of Contemplative Outreach News) Burgos slept as I slipped passed the Catedral de Santa Maria and […]
