How could we make Holy Week special? My husband cannot make the 3 p.m. Good Friday service as feeding time is 3:30 p.m. There was no way either of us […]
Divine Therapy through Centering & Welcoming Prayer
I experienced another person’s energy when I first started my medical career. As a trauma team lead during my medical training, a motorcycle wreck victim was brought in. It was […]
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A Blessed Psalm
Blessed are those who, when there is nowhere left to go, turn inward; for they shall find the Center of all. Your love sustains Blessed are those who dwell in […]
Que Sera Sera
Lyrics from a popular Doris Day song from the 1950‚Äôs: ‚ÄúQue sera sera, whatever will be, will be;the future‚Äôs not ours to see, que sera sera‚Äù A few years ago […]
The Soul and the True Self
Q: I am currently wrestling with various concepts and definitions and how they fit together. When it comes to the false self and the true self I find the glossary at […]
Receptivity
Q: I am a commissioned presenter of the Centering Prayer introductory workshop and when I am elaborating on the notion of being receptive I describe the proper disposition as one […]
Teaching Centering Prayer in Seminaries
Q: Father Arico, our Centering Prayer group is reading your book A Taste of Silence. After the introduction where you share your experience of Centering Prayer, our discussion led us […]
The Purification of the Nights
Q: I am currently undergoing the dark night of the soul for the 2nd /3rd time. I have read a lot about John of the Cross and other authors. I […]
Motivations and Service
Q: In the past year I’ve have fully realized the Martha in me and my false-self motivations that permeated years of ministry. By God’s grace the Illuminative way is proceeding […]
Prayer in Secret
An inner turningOf the heart and mind;An unseen embraceInto Love divine. What deep communionIs this secret prayer;A constant unfoldingInto Love‚Äôs great care. The sweetness of engaged delightAway from the worldYet […]
The Relevance of a Contemplative Practice Today
What is the relevance of a contemplative practice today? What fruits have you noticed in your life and what do you understand by the purification process? With the rapid evolution […]
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On the 30th Anniversary of Contemplative Outreach
Dear Fr. Thomas and Contemplative Outreach associates, I‚Äôm grateful to God for Fr. Thomas‚Äô inspired vision in founding Contemplative Outreach 30 years ago, and for the many following years of […]
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