In a society bombarded with the allure of external validation and perpetual striving, we often find ourselves caught in the relentless pursuit of relevance, accomplishment, and fleeting happiness. Yet, amidst […]
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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 […]
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With Cynthia Bourgeault, Heather Ruce, and more… Dates: November 20-23, 2023 Location: Zoom or In Person at Lake Loon Retreat Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C. How do contemplatives engage the world […]
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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 […]
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Contemplative Outreach Chicago’s 2022 One-Day Fall Workshop presented by Carl McColman “Be still and know that I am God” is a promise from the Psalms: a promise that God may […]
Read More… from Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination – via Zoom
Annual Day of Reflection with Fr. Michael K. Holleran How fully, deeply, and consciously do we live the overwhelming dynamism of the Trinitarian Life? Do we recognize it as our […]
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“Contemplation…is not a special gift. It is simply seeing form the perspective of oneness, or in other words, from the level of our spiritual awareness. It can indeed be practiced, […]
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Q: I’m a practitioner of Centering Prayer for about 15 years. I started after reading Cynthia Bourgeault’s and Thomas Keating’s introductions to Centering Prayer. Their later works have me […]
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“Deep prayer is the laying aside of thoughts. It is the opening of mind and heart, body and feelings—our whole being—to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, […]
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