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Who Can Be a Contemplative? A Silent Four-Day Centering Prayer Retreat


  • Benet House Retreat Center 2200 88th Avenue West Rock Island, IL, 61201 United States (map)

Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to a retreat based on Father Thomas Keating’s teachings, “Who Can Be a Contemplative?” We discover our “true selves” through centering prayer, preparing us for Contemplative Living.  

*A minimum of 3 months of regular practice of Centering Prayer is a prerequisite to attend the retreat.

“Openness is the Door through which Wisdom travels and Contemplation begins.”

Dates and Times: Thursday, October 3 (Arrival: after 4:00 PM; Soup Supper: 5:30 PM; Retreat Opening: 6:30 PM) to Sunday, October 6, 1 PM.

Retreat Leaders: Anne Colloton, Carol Mizeur, Toni Petersen

Fee: Registration and payment in full by September 5, 2024: $300.00.  Registrations and payment after September 5, 2024: $315.00.

Sr. Audrey Cleary Centering Prayer Scholarships are available. Inquire at registration.

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