Q: I am curious about the difference in effects between a Buddhist meditation and Centering Prayer, given that in Centering Prayer there is a large emphasis on consenting to the […]
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Q: I am curious about the difference in effects between a Buddhist meditation and Centering Prayer, given that in Centering Prayer there is a large emphasis on consenting to the […]
Read More… from Comparing Centering Prayer and Buddhist Meditation
From The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening your Experience of God Chapter 2: Renewing Your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part I Let’s look in this chapter at how valuable the […]
Read More… from Chapter 2: Renewing your Practice of Centering Prayer, Part I
Centering prayer is an exercise of letting go. We let go so the Creator can create in us. What God manifests within us is up to God alone. These manifestations […]
Q: What are the best means of getting your local priest involved in Centering Prayer? A: Your question is lacking in details so let me respond in a generic way. […]
Q: Where does one initially place their awareness during Centering Prayer? In other words, when introducing the sacred word does one let the awareness float up toward heaven someplace “outside” […]
Q: Why are there fees for spiritual teachings and offerings? A: Contemplative Outreach offers a wide variety of both free and paid resources and support, ensuring our programs are as […]
Q: I have been practicing Centering Prayer off and on for about 18 years and more intensely during the past year and a half or so. For many years I had […]
Q: Forgiveness is one of the highest expressions of love and love without forgiveness is no love at all. Jesus’ emphasis on the absolute necessity to forgive repeatedly and from […]
Q: Father Thomas teaches with authority that God has forgiven our sins. But he also sometimes seems to say that we are stuck with “the consequences of our sins.” How […]
Q: Our Centering Prayer group has been watching the Gift of Life DVD and benefiting by it. We are hearing about persons who spend considerable time in the dying process. […]
My True Self, are you there hiding behind the fear? Are you there, my True Self; a shadow unknown, unseen, But felt in sudden shudders and closed heart? Are you […]
The St. Louis chapter hosted the Living Flame Program in 2012 and 2013. I was asked to share my experience of that time, which I recall fondly. The Living Flame […]