I am excited to share with you Rich Lewis on Centering Prayer and Contemplative Processing. I was a recent guest on the Contemplative Light Podcast. Host Clint Sabom and I discussed: What to do before a silent sit What to do after a silent sit Centering Prayer tips Fruits of Centering Prayer Next Steps I hope you enjoy our … [Read more...]
Centering Prayer: The Door to Oneness with God
The beloved says from the other side of the door, “Open the door and come in, so we can experience just how one we might become.” - James Finley [1] Centering prayer is the door I open to come in and experience oneness with God. I have searched for this door for forty-eight years. I knocked on many doors. For now, I will not knock on any … [Read more...]
Interview With Nicholas Amato
I am excited to share with you my interview with Nicholas Amato. A Catholic priest since 1970, Amato has served more than 20 years as a pastor. He is a graduate of the Shalem Institute in Washington, where he served as adjunct faculty member and is also an Associate of Mepkin Trappist Abbey in South Carolina leading contemplative retreats … [Read more...]
Centering Prayer: A Portal to Contemplative Prayer
Centering is a practice that leads to contemplative prayer. Contemplative prayer is union with God – to rest in God. Centering prayer is simple. It involves three steps: 1) Show up, 2) Let go, and 3) Open your heart. God will do the rest. During centering prayer we leave our “small mind” and enter the “larger Mind”. The below centering prayer … [Read more...]
Who Are You?
The problem is that the person who we think we are—that individual full of programs for success, social status, fame, power, affection and esteem, compulsions, addictions, etc.—is not the authentic man or woman that we are. - Thomas Keating I do not want my job to dictate who I need to be and how I need to act so I can achieve … [Read more...]
Interview with J. Brent Bill
I am excited to share my interview with J. Brent Bill! Brent is a writer, photographer, popular speaker, retreat leader, and a Quaker minister. You can learn more about J. Brent Bill at BrentBill.com. I had an opportunity to meet Brent at his Holy Silence book reading at Pendle Hill in December of 2016. I have made my way through Holy … [Read more...]
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