These monks dreamed of taking the church’s rich, centuries-old tradition of contemplative prayer and distilling it into a simple, easily learned prayer that ordinary people could practice. They ...

After receiving some criticism over my recent commentary, “Why Centering Prayer Falls Short of True Intimacy With Christ,” the Register invited me to respond to the most important and common ...

Editor's note: This story was updated Nov. 1 at 10:15 a.m. Central time with details of the funeral and memorial services for Trappist Fr. Thomas Keating. Trappist Fr. Thomas Keating, a global figure ...

Monthly Centering Prayer gatherings at Shalom begin with 20 minutes of quiet, wordless prayer together. We then read together a short piece related to contemplative prayer, contemplative worship, or ...

Trauma changes how we move through the world. It might come from a sudden loss or a violent event, or it may unfold gradually over the course of years, leaving a person with a persistent and heavy ...

CULLMAN, Alabama -- The Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman and Contemplative Outreach Birmingham are sponsoring an Introduction to Centering Prayer retreat to be held in Cullman, Ala., from ...

CULLMAN, Alabama – A weekend of mostly silent prayer from a tradition that stretches back to the dawn of Christianity will be offered May 2 through 4, 2014, at the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center.

Madison-based spiritual director and former Franciscan Spirituality Center staff member Marcia Bentley will return to the FSC to lead two upcoming retreats: “Centering Prayer: Silent Listening” on May ...

BRATTLEBORO -- St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church on Walnut Street in Brattleboro will host a workshop on the Centering Prayer model of meditation presented by Father Bill Sheehan, O.M.I., on ...