• Jul2021

    (Reprinted from Contemplative Outreach)   Ilse Reissner 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 Springs from Miami. She had learned and practiced Centering Prayer for a few years...

  • Apr2021

    All these Virtual Retreats are on calendar at bottom of opening page of Contemplative Outreach limited or, http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/    Please go there for more details. April 17th 9AM to 11AM CST,; 10AM to 12PM EST Reflections on the Spiritual Journey: A Conversation via Zoom Presented by Tom Ward.  $50. April 17th...

  • Mar2021

    March 24 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Centering Prayer One-Day Virtual Retreat Centering Prayer One-Day Virtual Retreat Mar 24th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Central (Dallas) time, offered by The Church of Conscious Harmony via Zoom. All are welcome to register to participate in this 1-day Lenten retreat. In addition to...

  • Dec2020

    Forgiveness – A Two-Day Zoom Event presented by Patty Merlo, MPM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021  6:30 PM – 9:00 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021   8:40 AM – 3:00 PM OFFERED BY CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SUGGESTED DONATION: $10.00 All of the major religious traditions tell us to forgive. In fact, most of...

  • Putting On the Mind of Christ with Fr. Carl Arico Video Series for Zoom Centering Prayer Groups Father Carl Arico: Fr. Carl Arico is a founding member of Contemplative Outreach and is active on the Gift and Special Project committees. He is honored to have known Fr. Keating since 1969...

  • Oct2020

    Meditation Chapel Available

    October 3, 2020

    Click Here for the Meditation Chapel Link Getting Started Getting started with online meditation is easy, and it can be done on most devices that have a camera and a microphone. This includes smart phones, tablets, and PCs. Here are the steps you will follow: Read the site rules and be sure...

  • Apr2020

    If you are beginning to have “cabin fever” from staying home, remember  the original 31 hours of  Spiritual Journey videos by  Fr Thomas Keating are available for free on YouTube  by searching “Fr Thomas Keating’s spiritual journey”  or by the exact title below and Keating’s name. Here is a direct...

  • Feb2020

    El Camino de Santiago – Le Chemin de St Jacques – The Way of St. James by Veronique Sallin (reprinted from COCFL Newsletter) Six years ago, my husband and I, together with my brother and his wife, realized our longtime dream to walk part of the Way to Santiago, We...

  • Jan2020

    The annual Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida retreat was held December 6, 7 and 8 with Maru De Guevara at the beautiful Canterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo.  The silence and extended periods of Centering Prayer were complemented by Maru’s thoughtful presentations about our interrelatedness to each other and the planet...

  • Nov2019

    Dear friends, This is one of my very favorite paragraphs. It is actually the forward to one of Merton’s books. This intro is as worthy as the book itself! I hope it speaks to you as much as it has, and still is speaking to me throughout the years. Sharing...