Retreat Video Now Available “Let us keep our eyes always fixed on the depths of our heart with an unceasingmindfulness of God.” – Diadochus of Photike, The Gnostic Chapters Saturday January 17, 2026Cherrylake Tree Farm7836 Cherry Lake RoadGroveland, FL In this retreat, Father Bill invited us to enter the inner...
Retreat Video Now Available Kieth Kristich participated live on Zoom on the future of Centering Prayer at the October 5, 2024 COCFL gathering at St. Barnabas Church in Deland. You can view the throughfall presentation here. Keith Kristich is a writer and retreat leader bringing an interspiritual approach to spiritual teaching,...
In 2018, Fr. Thomas asked the Centering Prayer community to return to his basic teaching on the Christian Spiritual Journey. One new way to do that is to explore “The Spiritual Journey: Formation in the Christian Contemplative Life” which is now free and online on the Contemplative Outreach website at https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/spiritual-journey-program/ . The...
Dr. Gray Matthews presented a day-long workshop commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton. Mattews wrote that, as a spiritual guide, Merton offers invaluable counsel regarding the significance of contemplative prayer, not just to quell our anxious souls but to invigorate them. The thrust of the day-long...