Voices of the Community
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Voices of the Community
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Is prayer a retreat for you into a separate place where you find rest and peace? If so, why do you not find peace, wholeness and harmony in your [...]
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Voices of the Community
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Last year, at the invitation of renowned Cistercian monk Fr. Thomas Keating, four of among the most prominent living western Christian contemplative teachers gathered in Snowmass at St. Benedict’s Monastery. [...]
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Voices of the Community
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“God loves me!” Father Tom began our eight-day silent retreat with Pope Francis’ request to Christians to reflect on this, and so we entered into silence at Mount St. Anne’s. [...]
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Voices of the Community
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When I lean into the first impressions I had of the meeting with the Board and the Transition Advisory Team in San Antonio this past May 2017, the words that [...]
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Voices of the Community
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When I was a junior in high school I took a class on world literature. We read many great novels, such as Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, All Quiet on [...]
Read More... from Proof of God’s Existence? Or the Experience of God’s Presence?
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Another Easter . . .
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Voices of the Community
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As I read the latest “Voices of the Community” articles from the current Contemplative Outreach e-bulletin, I noticed something I had not seen before . . . one could go [...]
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Voices of the Community
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Contemplative Outreach of Chicago recently launched a new program known as Living Wisdom, to give interested members an opportunity to explore “the wisdom tradition.” So far, the program has offered [...]
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In The Silence
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Voices of the Community
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A nippy spring morning in May, Harsh winds and arc-like rains Finally subsided, Overdue cleanups, lengthy lawns, Untilled gardens and untold repairs await. 6 weeks ago we celebrated the Paschal [...]
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Voices of the Community
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[The Governing Board held an in-person meeting January 6-10, 2017and follow-up conference call on January 24, 2017.] Greetings from the Governing Board and the Transition Advisory Team! I write as [...]
Read More... from A Report and Reflections on the Transition Process
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HORIZON
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Voices of the Community
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I look our across fog.Gray ocean meets gray sky,and I think of my young friend,cancer battle in full force,of my struggle to accept. There’s no line drawnbetween here and there,and [...]
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Voices of the Community
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Is humility to look down at others, wear not too lavish clothes, not standing up for yourself? I think that humility is to take a break from our personality and [...]
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Voices of the Community
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Facilitating is a ministry that empowers people and enables group process. As a ministry, it helps group members to become more aware and more loving. Empowering others in this way is [...]
Read More... from Facilitating a Centering Prayer Support Group
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Union
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Voices of the Community
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I sometimes wonderas I see the early morning frost.Could it be that the blanket of white that covers everything Is compassion?And the sky’s soft glow after sunset is empathy?Could it [...]
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The Story of the Cloak: A legend Attributed to St. Bridget, Patroness of Ireland, circa 452 – 525
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Voices of the Community
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As the story is told, Brigid went to the King of Leinster to tell him she needed land upon which to build a monastery. “You do, you do,” replied the [...]
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Voices of the Community
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Well, just what is Centering Prayer? Is it OK for a Catholic to engage in this practice? I often hear these, or similar questions asked. Now that I [...]
Read More... from Centering Prayer: A Closer Walk with Our God
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Spiritual Bushwhack
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Voices of the Community
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During a recent Centering Prayer retreat at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado, I ventured forth on an afternoon hike, scrambling up a steep cliff to check out some rock [...]
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Voices of the Community
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“The Lord said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord,for the Lord is about to pass by.'”– 1 Kings 19: 9,11 The [...]
Read More... from What are you doing here? A Centering Prayer Reflection
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Perspective
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Voices of the Community
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I sit on my porch,glimpse through the open doora painting, “Morning for Writing Letters”,a flask of coffee, the back of a chair,a blue and rust-colored afghanon the back of the [...]
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Voices of the Community
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At the initiative of Thomas Keating, the founder of Contemplative Outreach, the founders of three other major Christian contemplative organizations were invited to meet with him in early October at [...]
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Voices of the Community
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“I became aware of how powerful Centering Prayer was because it was a container for my consenting to not only God’s presence in my life, but also God’s action in [...]
