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 […]
Sister Kathleen Deignan, CND ”Thomas Merton: Guide Through the Dark Night of Earth” – via zoom
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 […]
The Astounding Bernadette Roberts: Insights and Experiences of a Modern Christian Mystic
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 […]
Releasing an Enslaved Spirit – A Workshop on Communal Contemplative Spirituality
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 […]
Centering Prayer Summit
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 […]
John of the Cross & The Song of Songs: Mysticism, Eroticism, and Centering Prayer
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 […]
Mystical Experiences: Uncommon & Common
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 […]
Deepening Spiritual Practice through Three-Centered Awareness – Online
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. […]
Presence, Prayer and Writing from the Heart One-Day Retreat
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 […]
Contemplative Spirituality in a Contemporary Time
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 […]
Six-Week Centering Prayer and Divine Therapy
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 […]
The Contemplative Dimension of Pilgrimage: “Solutio in eundo” — The solution is in the walking
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 […]
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