Centering Prayer
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Monthly Centering Prayer Weekend
Join us every month for a weekend given to the practice of presence, to surrender to the Divine Being – in the company of a contemplative community and the natural beauty of the Villa De Matel grounds. Centering Prayer practice uses the methods taught by Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO, or Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. It is compatible with other methods of wordless meditation intended to lead one into contemplation. Our retreat will include several periods of Centering Prayer, selected Thomas Keating resources, sharing, and silent contemplative free time. Centering Prayer Weekends begin on Fridays at 6:00 pm and end on Saturdays at 4:00 pm. Simply bring your bible and journal.
“We stop making effort and just take everything as it comes. And then you’re in the present moment. That’s the only place God is. So, if you’re there too, then all you have to do is accept what’s happening, or do what God wants you to do about what’s happening, which will be infused and … guided … regardless of how many faults you have. …So, what’s the point of living? As far as I can see, it’s only a day at a time to give God a chance to take over our very complicated human situation completely … And whatever we do is in the service of that project, so we don’t have to think about it if you’re in the present moment.”
-Thomas Keating, excerpt from “That We May Be One”2024 Centering Weekends
Friday from 6 p.m. to Saturday 4 p.m.
- October 11-12
- November 8-9
- November 23: *Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop for Beginners
- December 13-14
Friday from 6 p.m. to Saturday 4 p.m.
- Jan 10-11
- Feb 14-15
- March 7-8
- April 11-12
- May 9-10
On-line Group Centering Prayer via Zoom
Come together in community to practice Centering Prayer.
Every Thursday morning at 10:00am
Zoom link # 816 0439 2982Every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm
Zoom link # 831 5433 0062No previous registration required. Participate as you are able.