Introduction to Centering Prayer
Internet - Online , United States9:00-12:30 Central Standard Time During these challenging times Centering Prayer is a way to draw closer to God. It is a Christian form of meditation that serves as a method of movement into contemplative prayer, a way to open oneself to the Divine Presence and, through the healing of the Holy Spirit, to be of
Recovery Centering Prayer Workshop
Internet - Online , United StatesFor those practicing a 12-step program, the simple yet powerful method of Centering Prayer opens one to a deeper spiritual awakening. Centering Prayer is a silent prayer practice like meditation that has been used over the centuries. This workshop will help those searching for emotional and spiritual sobriety through the 12-steps of AA, Al-Anon, and
Living the Beatitudes: Discovering the Mystical Truth of Jesus’ Words
Mercy Center Burlingame 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, United StatesLiving the Beatitudes: Discovering the Mystical Truth of Jesus' Words Hybrid retreat: On site* at Mercy Center and Online May 27-31, 2021 Begins Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and concludes Monday at 12 p.m. (Pacific Time) $400 *on-site, $400 online (Learning grant funds available on request.) "Consider that the word Jesus uses, which we have traditionally
Opening to Our Pre-Existing Union with God
Bethany Retreat Center 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, United StatesPresenter: Keith Kristich So many of us grow up with the message that God is the great, old Guy-in-the-Sky. This God loves the world, but is ultimately separate from it and separate from us. But the great contemplatives say otherwise, that God is the Heart of our hearts and the very Center of our souls.
Spiritual and Physical Evolution: In Contemplative Hindsight of 2020
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesLooking back on the Covid-19 evolution of 2020, we will reflect on our own evolving and devolving during the pandemic. We must encounter the unwanted to be able to recognize the wanted in times of change. How have we changed physically? How have we grown spiritually? What brought out the best in us? What brought
Contemplative Spirituality in a Contemporary Time
Bethany Retreat Center 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, United StatesPresenter - Susan Komis What is contemplation? In addition to exploring three stages critical to our spiritual journey relative to prayer and faith in ordinary life, this extended weekend retreat will include presentation and discussion on the dynamic of the many people who are beginning to experience and live a contemplative life in our contemporary
Presence, Prayer and Writing from the Heart One-Day Retreat
Wisdom House 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT, United StatesAll of us have myriad stories to tell. Some focus on your family history, spiritual journey, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. These stories can take many forms but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart, those that touch and move us and sometimes transform both the writer and reader. Writing
The Enneagram and Contemplative Living via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesTHE ENNEAGRAM AND CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING A Virtual Retreat from Contemplative Outreach of New Mexico June 19, 2021 9:30-3:30 Mountain Time The Enneagram offers a profound body of wisdom for psychological and spiritual healing. Based on the triadic nature of reality, it is intended to help us awaken to our truer nature. Understanding the Enneagram to
“The Cloud of Unknowing” via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesAn anonymous Christian contemplative from the middle ages wrote the classic work The Cloud of Unknowing. Centering Prayer, of course, is based on this seminal work of spiritual practice. The whole of The Cloud of Unknowing is about contemplation. The practice of contemplation goes beyond the mind. It goes into unknowing. The author is insistent
Six-Day Intensive/Post Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
Bethany Retreat Center 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, United StatesPresenters: Sr. Ruth Ann Madera, Fr. Phil Billotte, Doug Laplante. Rooted in the ancient Christian contemplative tradition, the goal of this form of Christian prayer is to foster a deeper intimacy with Christ through the silence and stillness of contemplative prayer. Intensive: An in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate
Guard of the Heart, A Traditional Way to Enrich Your Contemplative Practice via Zoom
Internet - Online , United States"Guard of the Heart … disposes us to let go of personal likes and dislikes and to accept painful situations as they arise." “It deals with the whole of life. It expresses our ongoing intention to be with God in the present moment and sustains it.” - Fr. Thomas Keating as told to Bob Mischke
9th Centering Prayer and Enneagram Zoom Retreat
Internet - Online , United States"Centering Prayer and Enneagram" retreat is meant for anyone who wants to advance in their contemplative prayer practice with a deeper knowledge of who we are and why we do the things we do. Knowing who we are is the first step into growing in wisdom. Enneagram personality types will show us what motivates us
