This Advent I am beginning (again) the practice of Centering Prayer. This time I am inspired by David Frenette’s fine book, The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening Your Experience of God. In his work, ...

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 ...

October marks the end of the Discalced Carmelite Order’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Ávila. St. Teresa is a doctor of the Church and one of history’s greatest ...

On the heels of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida, a community lecture offered by Father William Meninger on the topic of tools for the spiritual journey sounds soothing. It is certainly not ...

A technique out there purporting to be a form of Christian prayer has made inroads in countless parishes across the U.S. and Canada. Its promoters try very hard to sound Catholic and monastic, but it ...

There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

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 ...

CHICO — First Baptist Church is offering a series of self-contained classes on “Spiritual Practice,” and the next one on “Classic Centering Prayer,” will be from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 14. The Rev. Sandi ...

LITTLE ROCK — Empty the mind. Let the distractions of the day fall away. Listen. God is waiting. That, in a nutshell, is centering prayer, a contemplative practice rooted in the ancient Christian ...

Keller, Texas – December 23, 2025 – PRESSADVANTAGE – Milestone Church will host its annual Prepare event January 5–7, 2026, bringing together attendees for three days of prayer, fasting, and nightly ...