Practice Soul Friending, Be a Soul Friend with Cherry Haisten Wednesday May 13, 2026 via Zoom 2-3pm Eastern Time (7pm UTC+1, 1pm Central, noon Mountain, 11am Pacific) Free; suggested donation […]
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This application is for Cohort 2026 of the Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction program, a two-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of […]
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Q: I’m a Catholic and I am most interested in developing my relationship with God through contemplation. I have become acquainted with Centering Prayer but I am also practicing […]
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Note: To improve the contents of the Thomas Keating archive at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the Contemplative Outreach global community has been encouraged to send in any personal […]
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Though Thomas Merton craved the solitude of a hermitage and the silence in which “God shines there and is immediately found,” his mysticism and writing life were deeply fed and […]
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with the topic Heartfulness Transformation in Christ – with Thomas Keating and Betty Sue Flowers. Spiritual direction or spiritual companionship is a process guided by the Holy Spirit in which […]
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The certificate offering is a 2-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will begin Phase I in July 2025. […]
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Q: Thank you for your articles and questions and answers on trauma and depression alongside Centering Prayer. I have encountered people suffering with trauma and depression, perhaps everyone has trauma. […]
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This 7 days / 6 night Centering Prayer retreat provides an opportunity to deepen one’s established Centering Prayer practice by building to 4 1/2 hours of prayer time at mid […]
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Q: Over the last few months I’ve been experiencing a lot of deep grief during Centering Prayer periods followed by understandings outside of prayer into trauma that occurred when […]
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