I am a practicing Roman Catholic and began my contemplative experience with Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, then the desert fathers. I’ve moved beyond my Ignatian Spiritual directors. My rudder for awhile was my mystical, centering, contemplative prayer, an eastern orthodoxy prayer rope and the Jesus prayer during adoration. The third stanza of the Dark Night of the Soul has moved me from mind to heart on my journey. “In that happy night, In secret seen of none, Without other light or guide, Save that which in my heart was burning.” Having no contemplative spiritual director, I needed reassurance… you have given that to me. Thank you so much.
Dear TW, thank you for taking time to embrace Centering Prayer in your life. Over time, it will bring about an amazing amount of spiritual transformation and build intimacy with God as it fills you with his love. It is common for us to be uncomfortable with silence as we live in a world that does not embrace it or encourage it. We honor your courage to take the time to become comfortable with it. One of the masters of Centering Prayer Thomas Keating is famous for having said “silence is God’s first language everything else is poor translation”. Many peopled are aided in their practice by being a member of a centering prayer group. I would encourage you to explore if there are some in your area. Blessings on you today!
This is good . May I recommend Carmen Acevedo Butcher’s clear translation of The Cloud , I’ve found it so good . As Karl Rahner said over 50 years ago ‘the Christian in the future will be a mystic or will not exist at all’. It seems to me Fr Meninger is pointing us in the right direction …
I know that Fr Keating was popular and had a large following in his centering prayer method. The Catholic Catechism describes Centering Prayer as "acquired contemplation" - a preparation to receive "infused contemplation" but Fr Keating said during an oral interview that he developed his method with a few other priests. I have also a few times heard Fr Keating cite Scripture, that he not only interpreted the verse or verses with such a confusing metaphor, that it appeared to have nothing whatsoever to do with the verse, but he also distorted the read of the verse itself. I could not refrain from thinking about Jesus also saying through Sacred Scripture that "Scripture cannot be nullified" (John 10:34-35)
I am a practicing Roman Catholic and began my contemplative experience with Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, then the desert fathers. I’ve moved beyond my Ignatian Spiritual directors. My rudder for awhile was my mystical, centering, contemplative prayer, an eastern orthodoxy prayer rope and the Jesus prayer during adoration. The third stanza of the Dark Night of the Soul has moved me from mind to heart on my journey. “In that happy night, In secret seen of none, Without other light or guide, Save that which in my heart was burning.” Having no contemplative spiritual director, I needed reassurance… you have given that to me. Thank you so much.
Dear TW, thank you for taking time to embrace Centering Prayer in your life. Over time, it will bring about an amazing amount of spiritual transformation and build intimacy with God as it fills you with his love. It is common for us to be uncomfortable with silence as we live in a world that does not embrace it or encourage it. We honor your courage to take the time to become comfortable with it. One of the masters of Centering Prayer Thomas Keating is famous for having said “silence is God’s first language everything else is poor translation”. Many peopled are aided in their practice by being a member of a centering prayer group. I would encourage you to explore if there are some in your area. Blessings on you today!
This is good . May I recommend Carmen Acevedo Butcher’s clear translation of The Cloud , I’ve found it so good .
As Karl Rahner said over 50 years ago ‘the Christian in the future will be a mystic or will not exist at all’.
It seems to me Fr Meninger is pointing us in the right direction …
I know that Fr Keating was popular and had a large following in his centering prayer method. The Catholic Catechism describes Centering Prayer as "acquired contemplation" - a preparation to receive "infused contemplation" but Fr Keating said during an oral interview that he developed his method with a few other priests. I have also a few times heard Fr Keating cite Scripture, that he not only interpreted the verse or verses with such a confusing metaphor, that it appeared to have nothing whatsoever to do with the verse, but he also distorted the read of the verse itself. I could not refrain from thinking about Jesus also saying through Sacred Scripture that "Scripture cannot be nullified" (John 10:34-35)
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