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 […]
Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida Pre-Lent Event Recordings Susan Komis Four Levels of Listening and Soulfriending February 11, 2017 (8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m.) St George Episcopal Church 1250 Paige Place, The Villages, FL 32159 Cost: $35.00 Please bring a bag lunch Four Levels of Listening We all desire to become better Listeners. Listening to others […]
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 itself. She effectively used clips […]