In April, 2024 Fr. Pizzuto presented weekend workshop for Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida. It was based upon his book, “Contemplating Christ.” The series of presentations is now being made available in approximately 20 minute segments suitable for use in Centering Prayer groups. The idea of repurposing retreats into prayer group material began with the […]
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, integrating wisdom from various contemplative traditions while highlighting 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 workshop was to encourage the […]
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 Spiritual Journey series is the […]