Latest Updates: 5/4/2018
On March 7, 2018 Fr. Thomas Keating, founder of Contemplative Outreach, celebrated his 95th Birthday at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowass, Colorado.
With better 24-hour care at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, Fr. Thomas is in less pain, eating well and gaining strength. He is still not able to engage in regular activities or return correspondence. Your continued prayers are appreciated. - From the Contemplative Outreach April Newsletter.
Contemplative Outreach of Boston continues to hold Fr. Thomas in prayer!
Check the following pages for updates:
Fr. Bill Sheehan: Saturday, May 12, 2018: Beginning to Learn to Live a Contemplative Way of Life through Prayer. See Single Day Events page for additional information!
Previous updates made to:
On March 7, 2018 Fr. Thomas Keating, founder of Contemplative Outreach, celebrated his 95th Birthday at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowass, Colorado.
With better 24-hour care at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, Fr. Thomas is in less pain, eating well and gaining strength. He is still not able to engage in regular activities or return correspondence. Your continued prayers are appreciated. - From the Contemplative Outreach April Newsletter.
Contemplative Outreach of Boston continues to hold Fr. Thomas in prayer!
Check the following pages for updates:
Fr. Bill Sheehan: Saturday, May 12, 2018: Beginning to Learn to Live a Contemplative Way of Life through Prayer. See Single Day Events page for additional information!
Previous updates made to:
Our Vision
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
The intent of Contemplative Outreach is to foster the process of transformation in Christ in one another through the practice
of Centering Prayer.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your strength, and with all your mind;
and your neighbor as yourself.
Luke 10:27
Theological Principles
1. Contemplative Outreach is a community of individuals and Centering Prayer groups committed to living the
contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday life.
2. A commitment to the daily practice of Centering Prayer is the primary expression of belonging.
3. Listening to the word of God in Scripture through the practice of Lectio Divina is encouraged, particularly its
movement into contemplative prayer, which a daily practice of Centering Prayer facilitates.
4. The source of Centering Prayer is the Indwelling Trinity. Its practice consists of responding to the call of
the Holy Spirit to consent to the Divine presence and action within.
5. The Divine presence affirms our basic core of goodness made in the image of God.
6. The Divine action is the process of transformation in Christ which inspires and deepens our consent.
7. The contemplative dimension of the Gospel manifests as an ever-deepening union with Christ and the practical
caring for others that flows from this relationship. It reveals the deeper meaning of Christ’s life and teaching.
8. Our relationship with the living Christ is the bond uniting us together in mutual love.
9. While formed by our respective denominations, we are united in our common search
for God and our experience of Christ through Centering Prayer.
10. We identify with the Christian contemplative heritage in which Centering Prayer is rooted.
We recognize this heritage as the common ground for Christian unity.
11. We affirm our solidarity with the contemplative dimension of other religions and sacred traditions.
12. Through the continuing practice of Centering Prayer, we experience a deepening commitment to the needs
and rights of each member of the human family and an increasing respect for the interdependence of all creation.
13. We foster a spirit of unity, generosity and utmost charity in all our relationships.
14. Following the teachings of Jesus, we exercise leadership through an attitude of humility, listening and service.
15. We recognize and maintain a spiritual relationship with Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.
16. We acknowledge that any good accomplished by Contemplative Outreach is the work of the Holy Spirit.
1. Contemplative Outreach is a community of individuals and Centering Prayer groups committed to living the
contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday life.
2. A commitment to the daily practice of Centering Prayer is the primary expression of belonging.
3. Listening to the word of God in Scripture through the practice of Lectio Divina is encouraged, particularly its
movement into contemplative prayer, which a daily practice of Centering Prayer facilitates.
4. The source of Centering Prayer is the Indwelling Trinity. Its practice consists of responding to the call of
the Holy Spirit to consent to the Divine presence and action within.
5. The Divine presence affirms our basic core of goodness made in the image of God.
6. The Divine action is the process of transformation in Christ which inspires and deepens our consent.
7. The contemplative dimension of the Gospel manifests as an ever-deepening union with Christ and the practical
caring for others that flows from this relationship. It reveals the deeper meaning of Christ’s life and teaching.
8. Our relationship with the living Christ is the bond uniting us together in mutual love.
9. While formed by our respective denominations, we are united in our common search
for God and our experience of Christ through Centering Prayer.
10. We identify with the Christian contemplative heritage in which Centering Prayer is rooted.
We recognize this heritage as the common ground for Christian unity.
11. We affirm our solidarity with the contemplative dimension of other religions and sacred traditions.
12. Through the continuing practice of Centering Prayer, we experience a deepening commitment to the needs
and rights of each member of the human family and an increasing respect for the interdependence of all creation.
13. We foster a spirit of unity, generosity and utmost charity in all our relationships.
14. Following the teachings of Jesus, we exercise leadership through an attitude of humility, listening and service.
15. We recognize and maintain a spiritual relationship with Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.
16. We acknowledge that any good accomplished by Contemplative Outreach is the work of the Holy Spirit.
So that they may all be one; just as You, Father, are in me,
and I in you, may they also be one in us.
John 17:21
and I in you, may they also be one in us.
John 17:21
