Good Friday Centering Prayer Vigil – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesThe theme of this Good Friday Centering Prayer Vigil will be The Seven Last Words of Christ with Reflections from Julian of Norwich's "Revelations of Divine Love." Each word will be observed with twenty minutes of Centering Prayer. Each participant is invited to bring a hand-held cross. After the last word we will hold up
Presence, Prayer and Writing from the Heart Retreat
Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT, United States“The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If a story comes to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive." - Barry Lopez in Crow and Weasel All of us have myriad
The Lectio Divina Retreat
The Franciscan Center 3010 N. Perry Ave., Tampa, FL, United StatesThe Franciscan Center and Contemplative Outreach of Tampa Bay presents The Lectio Divina Retreat With Julie Saad Location: The Franciscan Center, 3010 N. Perry Ave. Tampa, FL 33603 Dates: April 22-23, 2022. Times: Friday: check-in @4 p.m. EST.; Dinner, CP prayer & Orientation from 5:00-7:30 p.m. EST Saturday: Breakfast @8 a.m.; Prayer and (3) Teaching
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesIn this introductory workshop, you will learn the ancient method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. We will cover the history, psychology, and theology of the practice. Two prayer sessions and a question and answer session are included. Please see the link below for more information and registration.
The Welcoming Prayer
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, High Point, NC 108 W. Farriss Ave., High Point, NC, United StatesThe Welcoming Prayer is an incarnational method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to people and events in daily life. This “consent-on-the-go” embodied practice deepens our relationship with God as we move through the ordinary activities of our day, helping us to stay in the presence of God
Grounding the Prayer of the Cloud with the Prayer of the Heart
On-Line 320 Sena Drive, Metairie, LA, United StatesAn e-Introduction to Heart Intention for Centering Prayer Practitioners with David Frenette Tuesday May 3 - Sunday May 22, 2022 Free; suggested donation $45 USD The world is rapidly changing. Heart Intention is a contemplative practice that, with Centering Prayer, helps us respond to the new challenges we are facing. In Centering Prayer and Heart
Spring Silent Saturday – In Person
Holy Spirit Retreat Center 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, United StatesSpring is a time for renewal. Rejuvenate your spirit with a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The morning provides time for communal prayer, a contemplative walk, private journaling and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. This event is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or
Sister Kathleen Deignan, CND ”Thomas Merton: Guide Through the Dark Night of Earth” – via zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesAmong the great luminaries of the Christian spiritual tradition, the modern master, Thomas Merton, shines a penetrating light upon our challenging lives and times. More than half a century after his death, Merton grows in stature and relevance as a pattern of integral ecological consciousness becomes evident throughout his written corpus as its complexity and
Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop — via Zoom and in-person
Internet - Online , United StatesThis event is both in-person and via Zoom. “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” (Mt 28:11) Centering Prayer, a Christian form of meditation, is a way to become more receptive to the Holy Spirit’s presence in our life, supporting, inspiring and leading us. Centering prayer
All Parts of You Are Welcome Here
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesDo you do and feel things you don’t want to? Do you long to connect with God exactly as you are and not as you “should” be? Join therapist Jenna Riemersma as she explains why all parts of you are welcome and guides you into a deeply transformational connection with the Divine. This day is
Notes of Rest – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesHosted by Contemplative Outreach of Chicago Notes of Rest is a musical-textual retreat, which places meditations from a Bible passage and writings from Black contemplatives on a bed of music, cultivating stillness, introspection, and creativity in communities so that all may find rest. The approach may be thought of as a kind of "Musica Divina,"
Eight-Day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
Holy Cross Monastery - New York 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, United StatesThe Eight-Day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat offered from Tuesday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 24, 2022, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of silence and community support. This retreat follows the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an Intensive Retreat including six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. The prayer is
