Links for Christian Contemplative Practice


  1. Bullet    To receive training and personalized spiritual direction from David Frenette:

Click here for the Training Process

Email: Spiritual Direction


  1. Bullet    For resources on Centering Prayer groups, classes and intensive retreats in Colorado, U.S.A.:

Contemplative Outreach of Colorado

www.contemplativeoutreach-co.org


  1. Bullet    For national and international resources on introductory workshops on Centering Prayer, as taught by the wisdom teacher Fr. Thomas Keating:

Contemplative Outreach Ltd.

www.centeringprayer.com


  1. Bullet    For resources on Christian Meditation as taught by the renowned Benedictine monks Frs.  John Main and Lawrence Freeman:

The World Community for Christian Meditation

www.wccm.org


  1. Bullet    To learn more about Trappist monastic life at St. Benedict’s Monastery (where Fr. Thomas Keating lives):

www.snowmass.org

Selected Readings


On Christian Contemplation:


Manifesting God, by Thomas Keating, Lantern, 2005


New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton, Shambhala, 2003


Contemplative Prayer, by Thomas Merton, Image, 1971


The Philokalia, by Allyne Smith, Skylight Paths, 2006


The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism, edited by Bernard McGinn, Modern Library, 2006


The Loving Search for God: Contemplative Prayer and The Cloud of Unknowing,  by William Meninger, Continuum, 1994



On Centering Prayer:


Open Mind, Open Heart, by Thomas Keating, Continuum, 1986, 2006


Centering Prayer, by Basil Pennington, Doubleday, 1982


Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault, Cowley Publications, 2004



On a contemplative and inter-religious understanding of Who Christ is:


Jesus, The Teacher Within, by Lawrence Freeman, Continuum, 2005


Christophany, by Raimundo Panikkar, Orbis, 2004


On 0ther Christian Contemplative Practices:


Word into Silence, by John Main, SCM-Canterbury Press, 2006 


The Jesus Prayer, edited by Lev Gillet, St. Vladimir Seminar Press, 1987


Tools Matter, by Mary Margaret Funk, Continuum, 2004


Sacred Reading, The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina, by Michael Casey, Ligouri, 1996


Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit,  by Robert Kennedy, Continuum, 1998

Discussion

For online discussions on Christian contemplation:

www.centeringprayer.zaadz.com

Discussion  &  Links  &  Selected Reading

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