Q: I always try contemplative prayer, and it seems to be working. How can one be sure that the outcome (even though negative at times) is working for the right? […]
A New Tree
To see with new eyes the Christmas treeIs but an outward showOf a deeper realityThat we have come to know. For isn‚Äôt the Christmas tree,Hung with ornaments aplentyA deep reminder […]
Centering Prayer and Profanity
Q: I tried Centering Prayer for some time but reached a point where during my prayer time I was constantly assailed by profane words, words I assiduously avoid in my […]
Mercy Will Prevail
Q: I am a lay contemplative catholic who would greatly appreciate your insight on the following matter. I see a world of one creator who has created both hell and […]
INSPIRATION KEATS (PROGRESSIVE ASPECT)
Kneeling in a vast hemispherical hall, I am surrounded by what seem to me must be the souls of all who have ever lived and of all those who ever […]
Opening Prayer?
Q: Hi! I’m looking for the opening prayer you use in Contemplative Outreach Ltd. The one I’m used to, but cannot find a reference to anywhere, being so long ago, […]
Words of Power
God brought the beasts before Adamand he gave to each a name:bull, pig, goat, sheep, dog.His children called them by their names,and lo! they came when called.So shamans and savants […]
Centering Prayer and Heartbeat
Q: Rather than using a sacred word – or as well as using one – recently I have been listening to my heart beat and find this helpful. Does this […]
Centering Prayer is …
Centering prayer is cuddling with Christ.Centering prayer is taking out the trash of the subconscious.Centering prayer is releasing a handful of helium balloons; a heart-full of joy.Centering prayer is laying […]
Presence in the Silence
I had been working as a hospital chaplain for just a few months, when one morning I visited a patient (let‚Äôs call her Joan) who was due to have complicated […]
The Two-Armed Embrace of God
Q: I daily say the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. However there are times that I cannot complete these prayers and I wonder [uneasily], is this how God […]
Sharing about the Prayer
Q: I have joined a Centering Prayer group in which the leader asks people to share their prayer experience with the person next to them. This does not seem to […]