Community rooted in our shared intention to deepen our contemplative practices
WHEN: Recurring on the 2nd Wed of each month
TIME: 4:00pm – 7:00pm CT; you do not need to be there right at 4pm, come as your schedule allows
LOCATION: St. Paul’s Monastery (St. Paul, Minnesota)
SUGGESTED PRICE: $15/month (however, you name the price most comfortable for you)
RSVP is REQUIRED: reminders will be sent each month for pay-as-you-attend; there is also an auto-renew RSVP option for convenience
Mark Your Calendars!
Upcoming 2024 dates…
- Wed, Nov 13
- Wed, Dec 11
You're invited to join us!
ECF is open to all participants of Benedictine CARE, our 8am CT Sat Centering Prayer Group, and the Sisters of St. Paul’s Monastery. We do encourage new participants at all times! If you have interest in the in-person event, please contact Teri Rose, OblSB.
In-person Centering Prayer, shared meal, and conversation
This ongoing offering has been created to give those with the shared intention to practice Centering Prayer and the Benedictine Tradition a place to deepen and support our practice together.
RSVP is required
RSVP is required for this event. The suggested price is $15, however, we don’t ever want cost to inhibit your attendance. You are encouraged to indicate an amount during checkout that is most comfortable for you.
"We may rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us." Father Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart
Resources shared by members
RECOMENDED BOOKS:
- Prayer- Oxygen for the Soul under Jacques Philippe (recommended by Jim)
- The Drama of the Gifted Child- The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller (recommended by Jim)
- Reaching Out- The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen (recommended by Teri)
- Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr (recommended by Colleen)
- What Makes You Come Alive by Lerita Coleman Brown (recommended by Colleen)
- Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman (recommended by Colleen)
List of suggested books while discerning what to read after Invitation to Love:
- The Cloud of Unknowing – author: unknown; suggested interpreter/editor William Johnston
- The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth – Gerald May
- Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer – Richard Rohr (final selection)
- Heart of the World: An Introduction to Contemplative Christianity – Fr. Thomas Keating
- Merton’s Place to No Where – James Finley
- Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God – James Finley
- Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening- Cynthia Bourgeault
Article: “The Priest Who Helps Women in the Mob Escape” (shared by Kathleen during our Saturday Centering Prayer Group): https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/d-t-max-on-an-underground-rescue-network-for-mafia-wives
The Hound of Heaven Poem (shared by Kathleen during our Saturday Centering Prayer Group): http://www.houndofheaven.com/poem
Center for Action and Contemplation
Shared by Colleen in response to Ann’s request for CAC online course information
- CAC Online Courses: https://cac.org/online-education/
- CAC Podcasts: https://cac.org/podcasts/
- CAC Daily Meditations: https://cac.org/daily-meditations/
Pentecost Richard Rohr Daily Meditation shared by Colleen
A note from Colleen: It is the essence of Rohr’s message which is always a bit of a challenge to the “ritualistic, and rules based “pray, pay and obey” Catholicism that was the foundation (or so I thought) about my faith tradition and our Pentecost conversation.
Read here: https://email.cac.org/t/d-e-etylrjl-dyldidijdl-w/
Resources from St. Paul's Monastery
“Empty Yourself Completely: A Spirituality of Kenosis": by Father Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam
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