I remember 50 years ago riding in an UH-34D helicopter heading west over the South China Sea. A clear blue morning greets me under a cloudless sky. We are U.S. […]
Centering Prayer and Runners
Q: A friend is a marathon runner. He says he prays as he runs and he comes to a place of peace where miles seem to go by and he […]
Centering Prayer and Existential Angst
Q: In part my question relates to receptivity and trusting the process of Centering Prayer. I have participated in Centering Prayer for the past three years or so. I‚Äôm 35 […]
Our God of Surprises …
Many years ago while taking a morning hike on Mt Tamalpais, north of San Francisco, I felt the urge to sit down and to silently pray to the Lord. I […]
Moments
In this silent momentsee how the palm treehas shrugged off old bark,how trim and stately it standsagainst an azure sky, comes the next momentand the next‚Äîthe mind races aheador remembers […]
Centering Prayer and Grief
Q: I would like to share with you something I experienced during my sit. I have been practiced Centering Prayer for 15 years, but the last year I have had […]
A Book Review of A TASTE OF SILENCE
Our Centering Prayer group has recently finished watching the Sounds True Centering Prayer DVD series featuring Fr. Thomas Keating, Gail Fitzpatrick- Hopler and Fr. Carl J. Arico. A number of […]
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Morning Prayer at South Padre Island
Breathe in —the tide rolls out to the Mother Sea of Source in air-sucking return to the oceanic womb of life,pulling consciousness like a uterine contractionat three centimeters dilation Breathe out —the tide rolls […]
Centering Prayer and Panic Attacks
Q: I have been centering for about seven years. Lately, when I try, I feel like I’m having a panic attack. Can you give me some insight? A: Our faithful […]
Contemplative & Vocal Prayers
Q: Is it possible to experience contemplative prayer and vocal prayer simultaneously? A: All prayer is a gift from the Holy Spirit. As a faith-filled person responds to the deepening […]
Challenge
Having just struggled with my 80th birthday, I resonated with Fr Arico’s challenge in the June 2015 CO NEWS: Challenge To BE and not to DO Experiencing ageChallenge to […]
Centering Prayer and the Nights
Q: A few months ago, I seem to have woken up during Centering Prayer in terror over not being able to find God. I had been sensing that this night […]
Centering Prayer & Contemplation
Q: It is my understanding that God loves us at the level of our being which is the closest most intimate level at which love can take place. It is […]
Amount of time for Centering Prayer
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer for about a year now. I wanted to increase my time to 40 minutes because I was used to sitting for a half […]
The Rosary and Contemplation
Q: Is it possible to pray contemplatively while saying the rosary at the same time? A: The rosary, like Lectio Divina, can move one into a state of resting in […]
IONA
We wear our small marble crossesto prayer every Thursday.They were brought from Iona,a ‚Äúthin place‚Äù, where the spiritis more accessible, the landscaperough-hewn, rocky and barren.I wear mine and imagine a […]
Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part IV
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part IV of IV: Grounding your Centering Prayer Practice by Letting Intention […]
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Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part III
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer Part III: Grounding your Centering Prayer Practice by Letting Intention and Consent […]
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An Invitation to Join the Governing Board
An Invitation to Join the Governing Board For those who have been practicing Centering Prayer for 10 years or more and are engaged in service to the Contemplative Outreach […]
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A Homemade Psalm
Oh God, an owl in the night calls out over and again… “who…who-who … are you?” Dawn awakens the winter trees’ long bony fingers, scratching at the clouds…” tell us…tell […]
Spiritual Direction and the Contemplative Path
Q: I am new to contemplative prayer. I have been meditating for 15 years, but have decided to take contemplative prayer as my spiritual path as it suits me better […]
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Life is Liturgy Unceasing
LIFE is Liturgy Unceasing! LECTIO DIVINA is Life;Every Word an utterance of the Divine. ASCETICISM is Life lived inthe Absolute Poverty of the Now;Empty of past and future,Empty of reflections […]
Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part II
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing Your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part IIHow Your Body Position Affects Your Inner Posture During Prayer […]
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Centering Prayer and Physical Symptoms
Q: I have been doing Centering Prayer for about 20 years. Some years ago, during my meditation practice, my head started shaking and jerking from side to side. As a […]
Centering Prayer and Exercise
Q: I would like to know if you could back me up or not in the contemplative skills I have developed through the mixture between Centering Prayer and Tabata Training […]