These monks dreamed of taking the church’s rich, centuries-old tradition of contemplative prayer and distilling it into a simple, easily learned prayer that ordinary people could practice. They ...

Even though the event occurred 70 years ago, I have a vivid memory of an experience in my third year of college, my first year in the major seminary in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. It was the ...

Centering Prayer is the life's work of Thomas Keating, an eighty something year old Christian monk who lives in Snowmass, Colorado. Centering Prayer is a quiet type of prayer which Keating says is a ...

St. Paul encourages us to “not be anxious about anything.” But how to attain such peace in our world so filled with peril and strife, as it surely was in Paul’s day, and in every chapter of history?

In the New Testament, the disciples asked Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray," and He did. Even today, spiritual leaders are taking the time to teach people how to pray effectively. The Rev. Matthew ...

FARGO – Presentation Prayer Center, 1101 32nd Ave. S., Fargo, will host an event about centering prayer from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Centering Prayer is a simple way of prayer that can be used by ...

Dr. Christie Iverson’s life was full — too full. With four kids and a full-time job in obstetrics and gynecology, she felt stressed and overstretched. Seeking a new way to incorporate prayer into her ...

Centering Prayer Workshop Focuses on God’s Gift of Contemplative Prayer Our Lady of the Lake Church parishioners, family and friends are invited to attend an introductory centering prayer workshop on ...

We began our business meeting in the chapel with dimmed lights. I led the board through several calming prayers, noticing our breath and heartbeats. When I cling to anxieties or resentments, my whole ...