Welcome
Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida has been serving the contemplative community in this area since 1987. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., an international spiritual network.
Our mission is to teach the method of Centering Prayer and to offer programs and support to those who wish to deepen their relationship with God through the practice of Centering Prayer.
Origin of Centering Prayer and Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.
In the early 1970's, Trappist monk and priest Thomas Keating and two other Trappists, Fr. William Meninger and the late Fr. Basil Pennington, worked to bring a form of silent prayer, now known as Centering Prayer, to those living outside monasteries. With roots in the 14th century classic, The Cloud of Unknowing, this kind of prayer allows people to sit silently and become receptive to God's gift of contemplation.
In 1984, interested in making Centering Prayer available to more people, Fr. Thomas founded Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. Today, the Contemplative Outreach network has hundreds of chapters and reaches people worldwide through numerous books and videos of Fr. Thomas' teaching on Centering Prayer and its conceptual background.
Take some time to browse our website for more about what we do and upcoming events. If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone, please contact us.
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