Our April Half-Day Retreat will feature three recorded excerpts from the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton’s presentation on contemplation and nonviolence given during COMW’s 25th Anniversary Retreat in September 2022. […]
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The retreat will provide an opportunity to deepen one’s practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. All participants observe silence from the opening to […]
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Led 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 […]
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“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 Centering Prayer is a receptive, deep method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of the […]
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We all have stories about who we are based on our history, relationships, the roles we play in life, our personality, race, gender and identity at large. This is who […]
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This half day online retreat will explore the similarities and differences between the Buddhist practice of Insight Meditation and the Christian practice of Centering Prayer. The unifying theme will be […]
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Q: I am having a problem falling asleep during Centering Prayer. It may be attributable to age, but I am almost always dozing off, even in the mornings after […]
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Q: I’ve been practicing Zen meditation with a Christian group for 18 years. What is your view with respect to how Zen contemplation relates to Centering Prayer? The principles […]
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Continue your Easter journey by deepening your Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow your mind, body and […]
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In any moment, regardless of how significant or insignificant it may seem, we can offer ourselves as instruments, vessels, means by which worlds beyond can enter into this world, which […]
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The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: Abide in the Mercy: A Silent Wisdom** and Centering Prayer Retreat “As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Abide […]
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This post-intensive retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as […]
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