The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives. To practice Welcoming allows us to make […]


The Welcoming Prayer – via Zoom
Led by Mary Dwyer The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives. To practice Welcoming […]
The Welcoming Prayer
The 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 […]
Is The Welcoming Prayer a Prayer?
Q: Do you consider Welcoming Prayer a prayer? I recently presented Welcoming Prayer to the Centering Prayer group I attend … and a member asked this question. She listened […]
The Welcoming Prayer via Zoom – For Those Who Practice Centering Prayer
In this time of pandemic with so much to deal with, the practice of The Welcoming Prayer can be most helpful. The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to […]
Welcoming Prayer – Part 2 (Zoom)
Part 1 Saturday February 5, 9:30-11:30 am CST Part 1 Monday February 7, 6:30-8:30 pm CST Part 2 Saturday February 12, 9:30-11:30 am CST Part 2 Monday February 14, 6:30-8:30 […]
Welcoming Prayer – Part 2 (Zoom)
Two time options are offered for each part; all are in Central Standard Time. Part 1 Saturday February 5, 9:30-11:30 am CST Part 1 Monday February 7, 6:30-8:30 pm CST […]
Welcoming Prayer – Part 1 (Zoom)
Two time options are offered for each part; all are in Central Standard Time. Please register using the link below. Part 1 Saturday February 5, 9:30-11:30 am CST Part 1 […]
Welcoming Prayer – Part 1 (Zoom)
Two time options are offered for each part; all are in Central Standard Time. Please register using the link below. Part 1 Saturday February 5, 9:30-11:30 am CST Part 1 […]
Welcoming Prayer Workshop – via Zoom
Contemplative Outreach of Philippines invites you to a Zoom workshop with Mary Dwyer, long-time student of Thomas Keating and practitioner of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer since the 1980’s. Read […]

Introduction to The Welcoming Prayer
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and anxious about many things … but one thing is needful.” -Luke 10:42 The Mary and Martha story is an example of the focus we […]
Guard of the Heart and Welcoming Prayer Practices
Q: Bob Mischke writes this about Guard of the Heart , from Fr Keating: “The following are three ways of keeping yourself on course in everyday affairs. The first […]