Difficulty in Doing a Second Sit
Q: I have had numerous people tell me that they have no difficulty carving space for the first sit of the day, usually in the morning. But once the day […]
Q: I have had numerous people tell me that they have no difficulty carving space for the first sit of the day, usually in the morning. But once the day […]
Q: I understand the Welcoming Prayer is about acceptance. But what about change and action? If your boss treats you bad, your doctor ignores your health, if someone threatens your […]
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Q: Fr. Keating, in his book Intimacy with God and elsewhere, develops the idea – the image – of God as Divine Therapist. Yet Fr. Keating also argues that we must […]
Well, just what is Centering Prayer? Is it OK for a Catholic to engage in this practice? I often hear these, or similar questions asked. Now that I […]
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Q: What the heck is one supposed to do if one just doesn’t like people and humanity? Seemingly making some progress in my practice, desire closer relationship with God, but […]
Q: In the last couple of weeks I find that a certain vision of a person with her/his back to me and arms stretched out toward a representation of me […]
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Q: When I tried to be open to God during Centering Prayer, I usually had a concordance of biblical accounts in multimedia or silent video format in my head, or […]
During a recent Centering Prayer retreat at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado, I ventured forth on an afternoon hike, scrambling up a steep cliff to check out some rock […]
“The Lord said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord,for the Lord is about to pass by.’”– 1 Kings 19: 9,11 The […]
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Q: How is Centering Prayer distinct from Quietism which was declared a heresy in the 18th Century? A: Webster defines quietism this way: “a system of religious mysticism teaching that […]
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I sit on my porch,glimpse through the open doora painting, ‚ÄúMorning for Writing Letters‚Äù,a flask of coffee, the back of a chair,a blue and rust-colored afghanon the back of the […]
At the initiative of Thomas Keating, the founder of Contemplative Outreach, the founders of three other major Christian contemplative organizations were invited to meet with him in early October at […]