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A contemplative movement of Christian Centering Prayer is quietly (almost secretly) reviving religious life and faith in society. Here in the land of “the spiritual, but not religious,” and ...

Fr. Haggerty is the author of the books Conversions, Contemplative Hunger, and Contemplative Provocations, and has many years leading retreats incorporating contemplative prayer.

It’s a quiet -- how could it be anything else? -- but growing trend. About 5,000 people are active in the Christian contemplative prayer movement in Southern California, with more than 80 groups ...

Contemplative life will participate in spirit and pray for those present at the synod so that all voices are heard, said Romero. (GSR photo/Rhina Guidos) ...

So, I didn’t latch onto a holy word and go into space and, ethereal, lose touch with my body. But God, in those thirty slow minutes, you unfolded in me the bud of a fresh flower, with color and ...

A few years ago, I wrote in this column about a course I teach on contemplative prayer in which we read six books and then read them again. My hope is to explore reading and rereading as contemplative ...

Vatican City, May 5, 2021 / 04:35 am Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged people to embrace the contemplative dimension of being human both in prayer and their daily lives. In his general audience ...