Q: Our Centering Prayer group has been studying The Cloud of Unknowing translated by Carmen Acevedo Butcher. In chapter 14, pg 42, we are told to “Get to know […]
Practical Mysticism: Teachings from Evelyn Underhill – via Zoom
A Half-Day Retreat led by the Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor “God is the only reality, and we are only real in so far as we are in God’s order […]
Going Deeper
I have practiced Centering Prayer for many years, but the most profound changes in my attitudes were effected by the presence of Father Thomas and friendship with him. It […]
How Does God Work in Centering Prayer?
Q: My problem is in understanding in what way and how God works in me in Centering Prayer. I know that to enter in Centering Prayer is to let […]
Spiritual Depression or Clinical Depression?
Q: Can a spiritual depression turn into a clinical depression in the spiritual journey? According to Fr. Keating there is a period during the spiritual journey that all is obscure, confused […]
Contemplative Group Spiritual Direction via Zoom
by Carol Fryer Editor’s note: Many Centering Prayer group participants experience the organic nature of ongoing soul-friending, a deep witnessing of each other’s journeys during a time of sacred sharing and […]
Is Charisma a Gift or a Curse?
Q: I have a question about charisma – I heard it can be a gift of the Spirit but I also know it can be a serious ego trap […]
The Seven Mansion of the Interior Castle: Teresa of Avila – via Zoom
The Seven Mansions of the Interior Castle — Teresa of Avila Presented by Susan Komis Virtual Centering Prayer Retreat via Zoom Co-sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of New Orleans and the […]
Model of the Human Condition via Zoom
Course II, Spiritual Journey Series online Zoom class $25 for Six Consecutive Weekly Sessions (January 11, 2022 through February 15, 2022) We as human beings have an inborn desire to […]
Releasing an Enslaved Spirit – A Workshop on Communal Contemplative Spirituality
Presented by Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Chicago and Contemplative Outreach Atlanta 9 AM to Noon Central Time Zone 10 AM to 1 PM Eastern Time […]
Heartfulness workshop – via Zoom
In the Heartfulness 9-week series, Fr. Thomas Keating reminds us that we are called by God to open to a new reality that is our true Self … the image […]
Guard of the Heart via Zoom
“One practice to bring the effects of contemplative prayer into daily life is traditionally known as “Guard of the Heart.” This consists of letting go of every emotional disturbance as […]