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Listening With the Heart
A 5-Day Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina Retreat
September 26-30, 2022
Mt. Angel Abbey Guesthouse, Mt. Angel, Oregon

No Frills Second Sits
Mon – Fri
4:30-5:00pm (Pacific)
No chit-chat, no extras.
All are welcome.
Drop in any time
All are welcome – drop in any time.
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Mystic Series: Gift of Tears
May 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
$20
A look at the different types and purposes of tears, how the Gift manifests, and key figures who’ve had the Gift of Tears.

Fourth Tuesdays
Two Sits Plus Lectio Divina
May 24, 2022
10 – 11:30 am
You are cordially invited to share some time with our family of contemplatives…
All are welcome!
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The Contemplative Dimension of the Twelve Steps, with Thomas Keating
Free Video Series
The 12-Step Outreach Service team commissioned Julie Saad and Ray Muller to edit a set of DVDs by Thomas Keating called The Contemplative Dimension of the 12 Steps. The newly edited recordings consist of 16 sections with a brief topic summary listed for each one.
Word of the Week
A weekly contemplative view into liturgy, with reflections and sometimes videos of Thomas Keating, and practice suggestions for daily life.
Thanks and a very blessed Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Contemplation is essential for understanding the deeper meaning of scripture. Scripture should be read on a regular basis as lectio divina with great dependence on the Spirit, who breathes through the sacred text. To give to scripture an absolute authority and the final moral voice in everything is a form of idolatry. It is to worship words rather than the God who inspired them.
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