First Things
Welcoming Prayer: 1-Day Workshop
Benedictine Center at St. Paul's Monastery
Friday November 22
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Led by Diane Boruff and Mary Lapham

Explore and practice the Welcoming Prayer
through teaching sessions, personal reflections,
group practice, and time for conversation.

To learn more and register, click here.
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
Benedictine Center at St. Paul's Monastery
Starts Friday November 29, 7:00 p.m.
Ends Sunday December 1, 1:00 p.m.

Led by Carol Quest & Jody Reis Johnson

Experience a time of profound silence
and praying the Scriptures as you enter
into deeper relationship with God and self.

To learn more and register, click here.
The Wisdom of Father Keating
God Is Love
Beloved, ... God is love.

Notice John doesn't just say God shows love. God is love. This is a huge distinction. The love of God is God. That means it's not sentimental. It's incredibly powerful. It's ruthlessly determined. It's determined to give itself away at any cost. And one problem we have with the God who really is, is that he'll invite us to do the same. If it's not in this life, on your deathbed you finally have to say goodbye to the false self. You can't take it with you. (WG)

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God is revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
1 John 4:7-8 NAB

From: The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living

Excerpts from the works of Father Thomas Keating
Compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta
Continuum Books

Father Thomas Keating

A Response to the Divine Invitation

2018 Fall Retreat, Buffalo Lake, MN

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Welcome

  • We are an ecumenical group of women and men volunteers ministering together to support and nurture the practitioners of Centering Prayer in Minnesota. We do this by providing teachers, sharing resources and building community.

  • Centering Prayer is an ancient form of Christian meditation that deepens a practitioner's relationship with God. 
     
  • Minnesota Contemplative Outreach is one of more than 120 chapters in 53 countries formed by National Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., a worldwide spiritual network that provides support and resources for Centering Prayer Practitioners.

  • We have 21 teachers offering introductory classes, retreats and other enrichment opportunities throughout the year.  We also support Centering Prayer groups throughout the state.

  • Please contact us if you have submissions for our blog, Presence & Action; are forming a new group; or would like to announce an upcoming event.