The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The purpose of the […]
Fall Triduum Wisdom Retreat – ONLINE
The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: Fall Triduum Wisdom Retreat ONLINE 3 Evenings Sunday October 31st, Monday November 1st and Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 4:30-6:00 pm, USA Pacific Time […]
Contemplative Immersion Retreat
This retreat will focus on Centering Prayer and the integration of consent in our lives. We will explore being attentive to the wholeness of our being and the knowledge and […]
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness
Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. Drawing from the insights and experiential practices of both Welcoming Prayer and BioSpiritual Focusing, […]
Experience the Welcoming Prayer — Offered via Zoom
Come learn the Welcoming Prayer Practice and move your relationship with God deeper into everyday life. September 11, 2021 9 am -11:45 HST (UTC-10) Free via Zoom Meeting ID: 821 […]
Welcome Prayer Workshop Online via Zoom
Online workshop via Zoom. Welcome Prayer practice and discussion led by The Rev. Tom Ward. Please see the link below to register. […]
Ego Elimination?
Q: What Centering Prayer method is used to eliminate the ego? The Buddhist method is to meditate on emptiness. A: Thank you for your question. In truth all our contemplative practices are […]
Remembering Therese Saulnier
“She got a little too good at welcoming!” So Thomas Keating said about his dear friend and colleague Mary Mrozowski after her death in 1993. We might say the same […]
What is Being “Welcomed” in the Practice of the Welcoming Prayer?
Q: On the Welcoming Prayer practice, what is being welcomed? What if I don’t feel “welcoming”? It seems like I can’t even “feel and sink into” the sensation if I’m […]
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