The Four “R”s are often put forth as a guideline for how to deal with thoughts in Centering practice: Resist no thought, Retain no thought, React emotionally to no thought, and Return, ever so gently, to the sacred word. All of these ...
In Jeremiah 32:27, God self-identifies as "God of all the living," or of all humankind. It follows naturally that God must be accessible and approachable to all. The beauty of Centering Prayer, and really, of all contemplative practice, is ...
At MMOC’s Fall Conference on the cost of violence, information will be provided by BeSMART (besmartforkids.org), an organization dedicated to teaching safe gun storage. Their campaign was launched in 2015 to ...
The Peace & Justice Ministry of MMOC will be presenting a two-part program entitled “The Cost of Violence – Stories Seldom Heard” later this year. One of the featured speakers on September 28th will be Jessica Woolbright, LCSW, Executive Director of Saint Martha’s, A Ministry of...
Centering Prayer is a countercultural act, probably nowhere more so than in the United States. It is part of our cultural fabric to prize doers, the ones who take initiative, who make things happen, who perform above ...
In preparation for MMOC’s Fall Conference “The Cost of Violence: Stories Seldom Heard” on September 28 and October 19, Food for Thought columns will feature organizations presenting on their mission and focus. Marian McCord, co-founder and ...
Richard Rohr offers a prayer practice based on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Many have described prayer as bringing our thinking down into our heart. Next time a resentment, negativity, or ...