Centering Prayer Free Email Support Groups

Centering Prayer One

A Contemplative Living Community in the Christian Contemplative Tradition is an unmoderated ecumenical (Christian) online group grounded in the Christian contemplative heritage. The online group members are committed to the renewal of the contemplative dimension of the Gospel through the teaching and practice of Centering Prayer as taught by the late Father Thomas Keating, OCSO (1923 – 2018), and his worldwide organization Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. This group was formed from the transition of Father Basil Pennington’s Centering Prayer group by Mercedes Scopetta in 2008.

 

This group is dedicated to those who are BEGINNERS and desire a community to teach, encourage and support them in their practice. The online group offers the following six-month schedule: Transcripts of the Introductory Workshop, as taught by Contemplative Outreach Ltd. and its follow-up sessions on Centering Prayer followed by the text of the book "Open Mind, Open Heart", 2006 edition, by Fr. Keating.

Centering Prayer Two

This is a contemplative living community in the Christian contemplative tradition for those who have taken an Introductory Workshop, have read Open Mind Open Heart by Father Thomas Keating OCSO, and have been practicing Centering Prayer twice daily for over a year. These prerequisites can also be completed by participating in the Centering Prayer One online group for beginners.

 

The group is an unmoderated ecumenical mailing list grounded in the Christian contemplative heritage. The group members are committed to the renewal of the contemplative dimension of the Gospel through the teaching and practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina as taught by Father Thomas Keating, OCSO, (1923-2018) and his worldwide organization, Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. 

It is dedicated to those who have a sustained practice of Centering Prayer for over a year and would like a community to continue to teach, encourage and support them in their practice. 

 

Father Thomas is our teacher, mentor, friend and inspiration. Centering Prayer is patterned on the formula given by Jesus in Matthew 6:6: “If you want to pray, enter your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

 

To subscribe to the CENTERING PRAYER TWO group write to cptwo@centeringprayer.net. In your request, please include a brief description of your practice of Centering Prayer.

 

We welcome you as Christ.

 

Online Group Owners: Terri Murphy, Joanne Warner, Cecile Betit, and Mary Kay Hansen

Spiritus

SPIRITUS / CENTERING PRAYER ONLINE GROUP follows the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO.  It is an unmoderated ecumenical community grounded in the Christian contemplative heritage.

 

The online group members are committed to the renewal of the contemplative dimension of the gospel through the teachings and practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina.

 

The Spiritus group was founded on March 7, 1997, by Mercedes Scopetta, in honor of Thomas Keating, OCSO's birthday. We have great appreciation for Father Thomas (1923-2018) who continues to be, through his writings and talks, our teacher, mentor and friend.  His books, tapes, works and teachings are studied and reflected upon on through the online group

The main purpose for the Spiritus group is to bring together a spiritual network to provide a communal space for those who are advanced in Centering Prayer practice, and desire advanced teachings, as well as to accompany one another in their contemplative journey. In attending to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, group members help one another to grow in intimacy with God, enfleshing that relationship in their everydayness, seeking "to live their ordinary lives with extraordinary love and utmost charity" (Thomas Keating).

 

We hope to be able to welcome you to our online community.

 

To subscribe to Spiritus please write to the Group Owners at SPIRITUS-request@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG briefly describing your interest in joining the list and your experience with centering prayer.

 

Blessings of this day to you,

 

Online Prayer Group Owners: Joanne Warner, Cecile Betit, Terri Murphy and Mary Kay Hansen.

Lux Divina

LUXDIVINA-L/CENTERING PRAYER within the Christian Contemplative Tradition brings together—in an email, on-line, un-moderated ecumenical group—those who have had a contemplative practice for ten years or more such as Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina and other teachings and practices taught by Contemplative Outreach Ltd.—the organization founded by Father Thomas Keating.

 

LUXDIVINA provides encouragement for daily contemplative practice and the transformative process to more fully experience the Indwelling Presence in daily life.

Those on the list form a spiritual network, a communal space, accompanying one another as they each experience teachings designed to take them to a different level under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. They help one another to grow in intimacy with God and en-flesh that relationship in their everyday lives as they seek "to live their ordinary lives with extraordinary love and utmost charity.” (Thomas Keating).

 

To join the on-line group, send an email to LUXDIVINA-L-request@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG sharing briefly your contemplative journey. We hope to be able to welcome you to our on-line community.

 

We will welcome you as Christ,

 

Online Group Owners: Cecile Betit, Joanne Warner, Terri Murphy and Mary Kay Hansen