The Contemplative Life Program

The Contemplative Life Program:
Study and Practice in Community

Year One
Year Two
Year Three and More . . .

Is it possible to experience the Living God in the ordinary routines of a busy modern life? How do aspiring contemplatives live a life of practice - ever in relationship with the Indwelling Presence - in the midst of family, work and a societal context?

The Contemplative Life Program (CLP) explores how to be a practicing contemplative, abiding in the presence of God in the midst of ordinary life. The CLP provides the tools, the Christian contemplative teachings and the community support necessary to live and embody the contemplative dimension of the Gospel.

Multiple Opportunities to Participate in 2008

Year One: Practice
For new subscribers, this program includes seven journeys through the core contemplative practices:
    Centering Prayer
    Welcoming Prayer
    Lectio Divina
    Discernment
    Forgiveness
    Active Prayer
    Attention/Intention
Each booklet includes excerpted teachings, inspirational quotes, scripture, beautiful images, practices and suggested readings. Cost: $140.

Year Two: Developing Contemplative Attitudes through Practice
For continuing subscribers, this program deepens practice by exploring contemplative attitudes and dispositions that emerge from the contemplative life.
The topics include:
    Spirituality of Money
    Contemplative Service
    Silence and Solitude
    Simplicity
    Discipline of Prayer
    Hospitality
    Faith: An Advent Companion
Renewing subscribers will recognize the same beautiful, prayerful booklet format as was presented in the Year One program. Cost: $140

Year Three: Paschal Mystery: A Journey into Redemption and Grace.
a perfect companion for Lent or for those who want a deeper understanding of this mystery in their own lives, the Paschal Mystery package includes the following:

	The Paschal Mystery, A Journey into Redemption and Grace, with Fr. Thomas Keating, a 40-day CLP praxis booklet
	A 2.5 hour DVD of two talks that Fr. Thomas gave on March 31, 2007 on the Paschal Mystery journey
	Audio CDs of the talks to allow for repeated listening of the profound messages that Fr. Thomas shares in the DVD
	Cost: $80.00, available in online in the bookstore. Item CLPY03AA.

Year Four: a new praxis package on Community, available later in 2008.

Individual praxis booklets now available in the bookstore.
Visit the Contemplative Life Praxis section.

To Subscribe:

Phone: 800-608-0096 US & Canada, 570-822-8899 International

Subscribe Online: at the Contemplative Outreach Bookstore

Year 2 Subscriptions

* Renew your subscription CLPY02R

Hard copy Contemplative Life Program Year 2 use Item CLPY02

E-subscription for those outside the U.S. and Canada use item number CLPY02ELEC

Gift Subscription use CLPY02G Please order separately online and indicate the recipients address in the "Ship To" fields.

Year 1 Subscriptions:

Hard copy Contemplative Life Program Year 1 use Item CLPY01

E-subscription for those outside the U.S. and Canada use item number CLPY01ELEC

Gift Subscription for use CLPY01G Please order separately online and indicate the recipients address in the "Ship To" fields.

The Contemplative Life Program may be ordered at any time during the subscription year.

Subscribe by Mail: Printable Order Form Fax: 570-822-8226

Scholarships

Scholarships are readily available. Please contact for a scholarship application

Help support the CLP!

Donations are encouraged to offset program expenses, as well as for scholarships to the CLP. Please indicate your desire to donate when you subscribe.

Questions:
    Visit the CLP FAQ online
    Review subscribers' comments and experiences at Experiences
    Email or call +1-973-838-3384

"The purpose of every true devotional practice
and method of prayer
is to bring us to a person-to-person,
being-to-being relationship with Christ"
Father Thomas Keating, Crisis of Faith, Crisis of Love

Join together with others in exploring what it means to live the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday life … in deepening your commitment to your own transformation … in participating in the transformation of the world.

Sample praxis booklets for Year One:

View Sample Module excerpted from the Centering Prayer module.
View Sample Module excerpted from the Lectio Divina module

Sample praxis booklets for Year Two:

View Sample Module excerpted from the Contemplative Service module.
View Sample Module excerpted from the Simplicity module

Resources for Subscribers

Read about others experiences with the Contemplative Life Program.

Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page. Pdf download also available.

Practice of the Welcoming Prayer by Cherry Haisten

"The Spiritual Network of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.", an article on the history and purpose of Contemplative Outreach, by Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler.

Golden Nuggets of Contemplative Service, a compilation of 'golden nuggets' suggesting the nature and essence of contemplative service.

Teleconference with Fr. Thomas Keating. Reduced pricing for CLP Subscribers.

There seems to be a divine way of doing everything: a divine way to be a lawyer, doctor, grandmother, teacher, convict, homeless person, or just to be sick. Since the Kingdom of God is present in ordinary circumstances, sensitivity to the movements of the Spirit within us tends to increase. On such occasions, everyday life can become a kind of dance . . . Recall Paul’s words, “Love is kind, love bears no grudges, love has endless forbearance, love has no end; there is no limit to its trust (1 Corinthians 13). You can intuit from this text how the Divine Partner is leading you. Every action seems to be perfectly choreographed. Others may not notice the dance at all because it is so ordinary. It is so congruent with the way things are supposed to be that it can completely escape notice, unless there is someone there with the eyes of faith to perceive what is going on.

Thomas Keating, Manifesting God

Contact Information

Postal address:
    Contemplative Outreach Ltd.
    10 Park Place
    2nd Floor, Suite 2B
    Butler, New Jersey 07405

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