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Called to the Desert
Ordinary time is over and now we are presented with a different, sacred time: one of fasting, reflection and penance. This period of Lent mirrors the forty days Christ spent in […]
The Time of Lent
Lent a time to start over a time to take stock a time to see the truth a time to lay it all down Kathleen […]
Safe
I was on a silent retreat sitting outside having a cup of tea watching a little critter poking his head and periodically I’d see dirt flying up out of the […]
DYING and RESURRECTING IN CHRIST
In gratitude for all of what Thomas Keating and Contemplative Outreach has done in supporting my spiritual growth. My meditation* began with use of the symbol of a cross: […]
God’s Embrace
I‚Äôve been practicing Centering Prayer since early 2008; up until then most of my prayer could be described as some reflection on God, but mostly trying to talk to God […]
Ocean Blue
Drifting grey,Rising blue,Crested white,Golden light.I am notAnd God is. Joanne Alban, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA […]
Contemplative Outreach United in Prayer Day – Saturday, March 17th
Join us this year for our 20th Annual United in Prayer Day featuring spiritual enrichment from the 2011 DVD Contemplative Journey Revisited where Fr. Thomas Keating presents The House of […]
A Meditation on Centering Prayer and Poverty of Spirit
Fr. Keating recommends studying the beatitudes. The beatitudes, especially poverty of spirit, seem to stand out in the heart of his writing. It seems to me I can take satisfaction […]
The Story of My Surrender
In his book, Invitation To Love, Thomas Keating writes: “On the spiritual Journey there is usually someone in our family, our business or in our community whom we cannot endure, someone […]
Knowing About God is not Enough
When I was ordained in 1965 I had no idea what spiritual formation meant or how to experience God, which is another way of saying I didn‚Äôt know how to […]
Centering Toward Love: A Pastor’s Journey to Centering Prayer
In college, I happened to work the early morning shift at the Crowell Hall Reception Desk at Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. After I sorted the morning papers, I […]