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What’s the difference between Ignatian Spirituality and Centering Prayer?

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Carl McColman
May 02, 2018
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What is the difference between centering prayer and Ignatian spirituality?

To answer this question, let’s consider the difference between meditation and contemplation — or, perhaps we could say, the difference between a beautiful painting and the expansive wall on which it is hung.

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