Praying From The Heart at St. Matthew’s  Episcopal Church

Program

We will have special schedule during September-December 2013.  Instead of our regular meetings on the second and the fourth Tuesdays of the month, we are planning to meet every Tuesdays beginning September 10 and ending December. Our goal is to offer some enrichment sessions so you are more comfortable on the initiation of your contemplative path.

Each session will be 2 hours. We will have the regular prayer session and have a break so people who cannot stay feel comfortable to go.

Day 1.

Prayer as Relationship

Be Still and Know                                                       16 min                   (CP_dvd-2)

The Rest of the Story                                                15 min                    (CP_dvd-2)

Centering Prayer

The Four Basic Guidelines                                       16 min                    (CP_dvd-3)

 

Day 2

Thoughts and Use of The Sacred Word

The Power of the Return                                         15 min                      (CP_dvd-3)

Finding Freedom                                                      11 min                     (CP_dvd-3)

 

Day 3

Centering Prayer

It All Begins Saying “Yes”                                           17 min                   (CP_dvd-5)

Deepening Your Relationship with God

The Fruits of Centering Prayer                                  15 min                   (CP_dvd-5)

The Two Armed Embrace                                          14 min                   (CP_dvd-5)

 

( I used DVD 4 about the Human Condition and watched 1. Return to the Source and 2. the Human Family)( This material covered the formation of the false self and the concept of false self)

 

Day 4

The Basic Core of Goodness                                         25 min                (CP_dvd-6)

The Five Levels of Consciousness                                   8 min                  (IFG)

 

Day 5

Centering Prayer and Divine Therapy                               6 min                  (IFG)

The Spiritual Staircase and The Pascal Mystery              14 min                 (IFG)

 

Day 6  

The Great Banquet: All are Invited                                    16 min                 (IFG)

Inter-Religious Dialogue and

The Concept of God                                                         17 min                  (IFG)

 

Day 7

A Transformed Life

Conference I. Shifting Perspectives                                 41 min              (ATL_dvd-1)

 

Day 8

A Transformed Life

Conference II. Unmasking Distortions                            43 min              (ATL_dvd-1)

 

Day 9

A Transformed Life

Conference III. Growing Awareness                                46 min             (ATL_dvd-2)

 

 Day 10

A Transformed Life

Conference IV. Discovering Truth                                      46 min            (ATL_dvd-2)

 

Day 11

A Transformed Life

Conference V. Embracing Inner Freedom                        43 min            (ATL_dvd-3)

 

Day 12

A Transformed Life

Conference VI. Finding True Happiness.                           47 min            (ATL_dvd-3)

 

Material to be used comes from:

CP= “Centering Prayer: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God” featuring Fr. Thomas Keating , Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler and Fr. Carl Arico. Includes DVD’s, audio CD’s, workbook and prayer cards. 2009. Contemplative Outreach.

IFG= “Invitation  from God” with Thomas Keating. A film by Marie Louise Lèfevre with an Introduction by Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler. Contemplative Outreach. 2007 Magic Hour Films.

ATL= “A Transormed Life” featuring Sister Maria Tasto, OSB. 2011 Sister of St. Benedict.