Voices of the Community

Voices of the Community

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  Two years ago Contemplative Outreach hosted a Global Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer in the midst of the pandemic.  Several hundred people from around the world tuned in to [...]

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  “Are we having fun yet”? This was Nestor’s way of greeting people in meetings and workshops. With these words, always accompanied with a broad smile and twinkle in his [...]

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by Eben Carsey, Boulder, Colorado, USA The Centering Prayer method is a prayer of intention to consent to the being, presence, and action of God within. During prayer, thoughts arise. In the [...]

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  1929 – 2021 HER HISTORY IN EXTENSION CONTEMPLATIVA INTERNACIONAL The history of the Spanish Centering Prayer Groups in Central Florida starts in 1991, when Ilse Reissner moved to Altamonte [...]

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  by Fionnuala Quinn O.P. Dublin, Ireland During this time of pandemic, when globally the life of every citizen has been disrupted and our personal connections with people very much [...]

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Each day, Oh Lord,May I offerless to You;Each day to be diminished,Until I am so decreasedby Your Hand and your loveso grown in meThat I become totalemptinessfor You to fillor [...]

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by George R. Gerardi “A new period in evolutionary history seems to be emerging that calls us to transcend our rational powers with their desires for security and survival, power [...]

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  by Thomas Hall (this article first appeared in the December 2015 issue of Contemplative Outreach News)   Burgos slept as I slipped passed the Catedral de Santa Maria and [...]

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  “Xs” on the calendar By Leslee Terpay It is hard to believe that almost a year has passed since I was asked to write about how Lectio Divina could [...]

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  By Julie Saad Governing Board Facilitator This time of year often brings memories of loved ones and events that we hold close. As I write this article, we have [...]

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  Centering Prayer at the Intersection of Faith and Equity/Equality  (CPIFEE) By Laurie Corkey Contemplative Outreach of Northern  Virginia Amidst the turmoil of racial unrest this summer, I, like many [...]

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  Healing In Community by Adam Gordon   This article started as an account of Centering Prayer amidst a global pandemic and a local tragedy. On May 25th, about two [...]

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  By Ron Barnett Fr. Thomas Keating often spoke of the contemplative dimension of life (CDL) and how we can awaken to it via the experience of nature, science, art [...]

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    On workdays, my first Centering Prayer sit is at 5:45 a.m. I always feel some anxiety after I wake. Then I retreat to the basement, light a candle, [...]

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  “Welcome to this sacred circle, where each of us is invited to access the silent place within us where the Divine Presence awaits us.”[1] With these words, Fr. Thomas [...]

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  When I was first asked to write about Lectio Divina in this time of crisis, many thoughts came to mind. Firstly, we are in the liturgical season of Easter [...]

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    “Deep prayer is the laying aside of thoughts. It is the opening of mind and heart, body and feelings—our whole being—to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, [...]

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    The birth narrative of Luke portrays Mary as the archetype of the Christian contemplative, whom Gabriel declares “full of grace” and “blessed among women” (Luke 1:28). For Luke, [...]

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  Throughout most of my contemplative practice, the breath has been my natural access point into realms of Divine expansion. So much so that it has become my sacred symbol [...]

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  My first encounter with Centering Prayer was in 2010 in Cambridge, England, where I was taking a two-year course of study on The Art of Spiritual Direction.   One of [...]

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