Contemplative Prayer in the Catholic Communities of Oak Park and Neighbors
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Saturday Contemplative Prayer
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Each Saturday morning, a group of ordinary men and women come together for a time of contemplative prayer. Together we share the practice of Christian meditation. We meet from 8:30 AM to 9:15 AM. The gathering includes a period of twenty minutes for meditative prayer followed by a brief time for conversation and sharing about personal experiences with contemplative prayer practice.
Christian contemplation is attuning to God’s presence by simply being fully conscious in the present moment. Various tools include centering prayer, the Jesus prayer, the breath prayer, lectio divina, and labyrinth walking.
A weekly email reminder is sent to everyone on our list. All are invited to drop in occasionally or make this an ongoing practice. We typically gather at Ascension Church twice a month and on ZOOM the other Saturdays. Give yourself the gift of time in God’s presence.
For more information or to be added to the email list, please contact Dr. David Anderson, Director of Pastoral Music and Liturgy at [email protected] or (708) 848-2703.Contemplative Prayer Resources
> Breath Prayer
> Tree of Contemplative Practices
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Seasonal Contemplative Prayer - Virtual
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A Summer of Spiritual Listening
The Contemplative Prayer Ministry invites you to listen together to Spiritual / Emotional offerings that are not just informational, but transformational. We will listen together while we color, yarn, do our nails or just sit quietly to absorb the wisdom.
Email Contemplative Prayer Ministry at [email protected] for a zoom link. We begin on Monday, June 16.
Mondays at 8 pm - The Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older, Kathleen Dowling Singh
Kathleen Dowling Singh will explore the idea that Aging can be a time of spiritual awakening and transformation. She will encourage us to embrace the journey of aging with a sense of purpose and meaning. Finding grace in the face of impermanence and the natural changes of life. By creating certain conditions in our lives, we can transform the predictable suffering of aging into opportunities for growth, love, compassion, and peace.
Tuesdays at 8 pm - Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground, Mirabai Starr
"This gorgeous, transformative welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present, more alive, more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life." Anne Lamott
Wednesdays at 8:30 pm - The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage, Richard Rohr
It paves a path for enlightenment for anyone seeking a compassionate way of living in a hurting world.
Thursdays at 8 pm - Sacred Earth Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World - John Philip Newell
Sundays at 8 pm - Visio Divina
Similar to Lectio Divina, we view a 15 minute film, sit in silence for 5 minutes, view the film once more, sit in silence for another 5 minutes... then choose an image or phrase that resonates.
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