image courtesy of Drum Drum Photo
"Quantum physics tells us that a single thought changes the universe. This is an insight into what the mystics have always understood. Divine love has to manifest itself. It waits for us to give its immense energy an occasion to flow. When people saw [Jesus' miracles], they wanted to make Jesus a king. He did not have the slightest interest in being a king. He fled to the mountain because he was sent to manifest love, not political ambition. He would not do what he was not sent to do. ... This is to show love without limit and to awaken others to its presence in them."
Thomas Keating
"The First Step", Reawakenings
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Q: I understand the Welcoming Prayer is about acceptance. But what about change and action? If your boss treats you bad, your doctor ignores your health, if someone threatens your loved ones? Doesn't the Welcoming Prayer make us passive in situations?
A: Read the Welcoming Prayer team's response.
Please submit your questions about contemplative practices, the spiritual journey and the contemplative life to Fr. Carl by emailing Pamela Begeman.
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image courtesy of Ray Leonardini
Centering Prayer: Practicing the Peace that Passes All Understanding,
by Josh Gilmore.
"On the western wall of Greystone chapel within Folsom state prison hangs a mural painting. A reconstruction of Leonardo Da Vinci’s "Last Supper," painted by a Folsom inmate nearly a century ago. The faces, those of other convicts the inmate artist was serving time with, adorn the bodies of the twelve disciples who surround the central Jesus figure as they react to the news of his imminent betrayal. ... " Read more.
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This free video of Fr. Thomas Keating has recently been posted to the Contemplative Outreach YouTube channel. Filmed by Kay Kukowski at Snowmass in June 2017, it includes congratulatory remarks by Fr. Thomas directed to Contemplative Outreach Northwest (CONW) for its 30th anniversary celebration, as well as his reflections on the spiritual journey and the mind of Christ (about five minutes long).
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A Journey of Discernment:
a self-guided, online course
with the teachings of Mary Margaret Funk and other contemplative voices
Offered in partnership with Spirituality & Practice, this e-course explores the contemplative approach to discerning the small and large decisions in life, which comes from cultivating a life practice of unceasing prayer. Go here for more information and to register.
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"Father Thomas Keating is a Rebel with a Cause",
by Mary Fisher,
an article on the life of Fr. Thomas. "One of the country's few Trappist monasteries is tucked into the hills outside of Snowmass. There, a boundary-pushing monk named Father Thomas Keating helped St. Benedict's find its spiritual center and establish one of the world's longest-running interfaith conversations." Read more.
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In order to stay in the KNOW
please email Donna Cole at office@coutreach.org
with any changes to your email or mailing address.
Thank you.
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You can search our worldwide Community section of the website for local contacts and local websites. These people are also a source for event and prayer group information. Or you might check this list of local websites.
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Any customary shopping you do on Amazon can have a greater benefit if you do it through the Contemplative Outreach Amazon Smile portal, which then helps fund programs and resources that support our vision:
We embrace the process of transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in others,
through the practice of Centering Prayer.
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For more information on events, retreats, local Centering Prayer contacts, an online store and teachings from Contemplative Outreach, go to our website:
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