contemplative spirituality
Heart Speaks to Heart: Correspondence as Spiritual Practice
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O. Through the ages, correspondence has been an important contemplative practice to recognize and share the presence of God in our lives. Thomas Merton considered his nearly 20,000 letters as an "apostolate of friendship." We’ll look at how Merton's most engaging letters inspired a years-long
Advent Centering Prayer Weekend
Bethany Retreat Center 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, United States"Bridges to Contemplative Living" leads participants on a journey toward personal spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. This retreat is designed for those with an established daily practice of Centering Prayer who wish to deepen the transforming love of God in the midst of silence and solitude. The weekend will include Centering
Lectio Divina Advent Experience
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesBring the experience of contemplative prayer into your Advent season! Review and practice the method of Lectio Divina for praying sacred Scripture. Through reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the Word of God, we nourish and deepen our relationship with God. In addition to using Scripture, we’ll apply Lectio-inspired methods to images (Visio Divina), music,
Transformation Through Everyday Epiphany
Omega Retreat Center 216 West Highland, Boerne, TX, United StatesA Silent Centering Prayer Retreat Thursday, January 5 – Sunday, January 8, 2023 Omega Retreat Center, Boerne, Texas Presented by Pamela Begeman As the new year begins, join in community to explore and listen for the movement of the Spirit in our routines and ordinary lives. Each day we will experience several periods of Centering
Simple Presence – A Contemplative Prayer Experience with the Vision of Contemplative Outreach – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesIn Simple Presence, the divine Presence becomes an invitation for our community to listen deeply to the Spirit’s movement and action within. The event will offer a communal prayer experience dedicated to contemplation of the Vision Statement of Contemplative Outreach: “We embrace transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in others through the practice of
The Contemplative Spirituality of Icons and Iconography
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Marek Czarnecki Icons in the Orthodox Christian tradition have been used as visual theology and as windows into the spiritual world. Through sacred imagery, the Holy Spirit speaks to the believer, revealing deep truths that may not be evident in other ways, leading the believer into the depths of prayer and
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. We’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experientially introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with individual experiences of being companioned through
2023 United in Prayer Day
Internet - Online , United StatesMarch 3-4, 2023 United in Prayer Day A free, globally-hosted 23-hour day of prayer accessible via Zoom In the global unity of silence as God's first language, we hold vigil for suffering humanity and all creation, and we honor Fr. Thomas Keating's birthday (March 7) and the growing presence of Christ among us. Join
The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A. Mysticism is often viewed as the privileged experience of a few chosen, holy individuals. But German Jesuit, Karl Rahner, wrote about "everyday mysticism,” and Carmelite Sister Ruth Burrows described the mystical life simply as “God touching the depths of our being.” God is closer than we think--to all
Christian Mystical Poetry and the Contemplative Path – via Zoom
Internet - Online , United StatesLed by the Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor If silence is the first language of God, as Thomas Keating writes, mystical poetry is a language by which we mortals may share our experience of God. What can we learn about spiritual practice, growth, and vitality from devout mystics who step beyond the limits of prose
Fear, Freedom and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Mark Kutolowski Fear blocks our ability to hear God’s presence and action in our midst. How do we live from a place of spiritual freedom in an era of upheaval and fear? In this workshop, we will seek to cultivate awareness of fear as it relates to the Primitive, Rational, and
Emotional Sobriety Through Contemplative Practice
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Jim McElroy Bill Wilson, one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, coined the term “Emotional Sobriety.” He noticed that some AA members with long-term sobriety still experienced troublesome emotional reactions which were caused by “faulty emotional dependencies.” Contemplative practice heals the emotional wounds of our lifetime and touches the deep unconscious,
