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Register Now for the 2023 Centering Prayer Summit!

Happy Anniversary to Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor!

Check Out the New Podcast from Contemplative Outreach!

Five Approaches to Interspirituality

Come to the “Writing for Your Life” Conference, March 6-7, 2023!

In-Person/Online Hybrid Event, March 11, 2023: A Field Guide to Western Mysticism

Books To Read and Savor During Advent and Christmas

Encountering Silence: A Conversation with Dr. Joy Schroeder, co-author of “Voices Long Silenced”

Joy A. Schroeder: Encountering the Silenced Voices of Women Biblical Interpreters

Patreon Membership Rewards for 2024

A “Video Retreat” Courtesy of Contemplative Outreach Chicago

The Mystical Imagination: Quotations for Reflection and Meditation

Videos of Rhiannon and Fran

Plowshare Prayer — and General Intercessions

Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination: Complementary Approaches to Intimacy with God

The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom — But Love Casts Out Fear

Prayer and the Contemplative Imagination • In Person Retreat in Atlanta, January 28

Gnosis and Mysticism

Online Course: Thomas Merton, Spiritual Guide (February 24-March 27, 2023)

Online Event: Wisdom for Spiritual Living (October 21-22, 2022)

How to Deal with Catholics Who Disapprove of Centering Prayer

Twelve Mystical Anthologies That Belong in Every Contemplative Library

Happy Birthday, Dawn Treader!

Online Event: Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination (October 29, 2022)

Dying Alone (with the Angels)

Encountering Silence interviews Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Carmen Acevedo Butcher: Encountering Silence in the Presence of God

25 Celtic Books (and a CD) for Your Late Summer Reading List

In Person Event: Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination (Tallahassee, FL; September 10, 2022)

Julian of Norwich, Francis of Assisi, and Centering Prayer: Three Mystical Books for Children

Memento Mori: The Contemplation of Death and the Wonder of Life

Some Christians Attack Centering Prayer and Contemplation. They are Motivated by Bad Theology.

Seven Ways to Read a Mystical Book

Eternal Heart Audiobook CDs now in stock!

“Mystics Teach us to Reconnect with Timeless and Essential Truth” — Join Me for the Free 2022 Mystics Summit, online August 15-19!

Explore Celtic Spirituality with “Spirituality and Practice” Online Course — Starts August 8!

How to be a Contemplative in Today’s Political Climate

Encountering Christian Mysticism with the “Mystics and Skeptics” Podcast

Ireland Pilgrimage in September 2023!!! Informational Meeting on Zoom — August 4, 2022!

In Person Program: Exploring Group Spiritual Direction — Sponsored by Zeitgeist Atlanta (September 2022-May 2023)

In Person Event: The Mystical Wisdom of Teresa of Ávila (August 22-26, 2022)

Online Event: Contemplative Day of Reflection: Kenneth Leech and Pauli Murray, Contemplative Activists for Our Time (June 25, 2022)

♾♥️? — “Eternal Heart” Audiobook Now Available on CD!

Join Carmen Acevedo Butcher for an Online Program Celebrating the Wisdom of Brother Lawrence

Encountering Silence: A Conversation with Sister Joyce Rupp

Encountering Silence with Sister Joyce Rupp

The Wrath of God and Wishful Thinking (or, Julian of Norwich and Biblical Images of God)

“Do I stay Christian?” A Conversation with Brian D. McLaren on a Significant Question for Our Time

“It Cracks Up the Archangels Every Time!” (“Because They Have No Taste in Comedy!”)

Free Online Event: Carl McColman, Brian McLaren and others talk about Brian’s New Book (May 25, 2022)

Read a Book About Silence (and support “Encountering Silence”)

The Erotic Dimension of Mystical Spirituality (or, Why Do Mystics Love the Song of Songs?)

An Open Letter to a Priest Who Posts Hostile Political Posts on Social Media

In-Person Event: Praying with Thomas Merton and Ignatius of Loyola (July 15-17, 2022)

In Person Event: Praying with the Desert Mothers and Fathers (July 8-10, 2022)

Sarah Lund: Silence in Teen and Child Mental Health

Divine Union is Embodied: Notes on the Incarnational Nature of Christian Mysticism

Online Event: Contemplative Day of Reflection: Kenneth Leech and Pauli Murray, Contemplative Activists for Our Time (June 25, 2022)

Mystical Minute II: The Book that Changed my Life

I Love These Books with “Illuminated Manuscript” Cover Designs

Concerning Contemplative Charismatics and Ecumenical Priests (Answers to Reader Questions)

“Eternal Heart” named one of the best spiritual books of 2021 by “Spirituality & Practice”!

Le Point Vierge

Saving God from Religion: A Conversation with Robin Meyers

The Christian of the Future — a New “Mystical Minute” Video for Contemplative Seekers

After the Fire: Finding God in Silence and Stillness

The Contemplative Life in Three Easy Steps

In Case You Missed It — Here’s a Recording of the Launch of “The Contemplative Study of Mystical Writings”

A New Initiative for 2022: The Contemplative Study of Mystical Writings

A Meditation on the Fruit of the Spirit (A Patreon Sneak Peek)

A New Thank You Gift for Patrons: “Contemplative” Prayer Cards!

“Contemplative Prayer is Dangerous — the Way Jesus is Dangerous”