As the busyness of the Advent and holiday season approaches, nourish 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
Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm In Person at the Center for Contemplative Living, Elm Grove, WI or Via ZOOM Register for $20 or for FREE on the website, and a Zoom link will be emailed with your registration confirmation. Please see the link below to register. "Praying the Scriptures" or
This workshop introduces the method of Lectio Divina, to pray sacred scripture. Through reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the Word of God, one’s relationship with God is nourished and deepened. Scripture will be appropriate for the Advent season. Both individual and group experiences will be provided. Please see the link below for more information
Contemplative Outreach of Puget Sound North is pleased to be able to offer our ninth Advent Retreat - and it will be in person! The retreat will once again be held at the beautiful Peace and Spirituality Center at Saint Mary on the Lake in Bellevue Saturday, December 11th. The day will blend periods of
This Praying Holy Scripture in-person retreat at Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson Valley, NY offers Centering Prayer periods plus presentations based upon Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the deepening levels of faith: the Four Senses of Scripture – literal, allegorical, behavioral/moral, and unitive senses. The presentations teach a contemplative way of listening to and
Led by Mary Atalo, a half-day retreat sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington. Icons, as opposed to paintings, are considered as “writings of the heart” which open the contemplative to “Behold” the Glory of the Lord. Many paintings can aid in our “seeing,” but icons allow us to “behold.” In our contemplative prayer,