David Frenette

is a contemplative practitioner and spiritual director

Contemplative Background Not raised in any religious tradition, David began searching for meaning when he was a young man in the 1970’s. He began meditating, first in Hindu and then Buddhist traditions. He awakened to Christ’s love and became a Christian in 1981. He changed his contemplative practice to Centering Prayer and met Fr. Thomas Keating - the Trappist monk and animator of Centering Prayer - a few years later. David has spent much of the time in the last 25 years in retreat and contemplative practice.  Although a great deal of this has been in solitude, it has also always been encircled by a community of spiritual friends.  His contemplative practice is now expressed more actively in his work as a spiritual director and in his own ordinary life. Since 1984 Fr. Thomas Keating has been his “Abba,” or Spiritual Father, a relationship in the Christian contemplative tradition that includes friendship, mentoring and spiritual generativity.  David has taught Centering Prayer under Fr. Keating’s guidance since 1984. He co-created and for 10 years co-led a contemplative retreat center under Fr. Keating’s auspices. Professional Background David is a Certified Addictions Counselor and has an M.A. in Counseling Psychology.  He is on the staff of the Center for Contemplative Living (part of Contemplative Outreach of Colorado) in Denver, is an Adjunct Faculty in the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University and also assists at Ken Wilber’s Integral Contemplative Christianity seminars, through the Integral Institute. David has served within Fr. Keating’s international organization, Contemplative Outreach Ltd., since its inception in 1984, including as a trainer for long-term practitioners, and as a member of its Board of Trustees and its Faculty.  He currently serves on its Pastoral Council.Resources.htmlResources.htmlResources.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2
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